diff --git a/etcd/fs/fs.go b/etcd/fs/fs.go
index df3d9420..d716b70e 100644
--- a/etcd/fs/fs.go
+++ b/etcd/fs/fs.go
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 const (
+	// Scheme is the unique name for this filesystem type.
+	Scheme = "etcdfs"
+
 	// EtcdTimeout is the timeout to wait before erroring.
 	EtcdTimeout = 5 * time.Second // FIXME: chosen arbitrarily
 	// DefaultDataPrefix is the default path for data storage in etcd.
@@ -331,7 +334,7 @@ func (obj *Fs) find(absPath string) (*File, error) { // TODO: function naming?
 }
 
 // Name returns the name of this filesystem.
-func (obj *Fs) Name() string { return "etcdfs" }
+func (obj *Fs) Name() string { return Scheme }
 
 // URI returns a URI representing this particular filesystem.
 func (obj *Fs) URI() string {
diff --git a/etcd/world.go b/etcd/world.go
index aa467174..6427c3c4 100644
--- a/etcd/world.go
+++ b/etcd/world.go
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func (obj *World) Fs(uri string) (engine.Fs, error) {
 		return obj.StandaloneFs, nil
 	}
 
-	if u.Scheme != "etcdfs" {
+	if u.Scheme != etcdfs.Scheme {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown scheme: `%s`", u.Scheme)
 	}
 	if u.Path == "" {