diff --git a/internal/consensus/invalid_test.go b/internal/consensus/invalid_test.go
index 8f7b98700..f38598af9 100644
--- a/internal/consensus/invalid_test.go
+++ b/internal/consensus/invalid_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func TestReactorInvalidPrecommit(t *testing.T) {
 
 	config := configSetup(t)
 
-	n := 2
+	const n = 2
 	states, cleanup := makeConsensusState(ctx, t,
 		config, n, "consensus_reactor_test",
 		newMockTickerFunc(true))