diff --git a/lib-ee/emqx_license/src/emqx_license_parser.erl b/lib-ee/emqx_license/src/emqx_license_parser.erl
index 469f70f2a..e3abf1301 100644
--- a/lib-ee/emqx_license/src/emqx_license_parser.erl
+++ b/lib-ee/emqx_license/src/emqx_license_parser.erl
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 -ifdef(TEST).
 -spec parse(string() | binary()) -> {ok, license()} | {error, term()}.
 parse(Content) ->
-    PubKey = persistent_term:get({emqx_license_parser_test, pubkey}, ?PUBKEY),
+    PubKey = persistent_term:get(emqx_license_test_pubkey, ?PUBKEY),
     parse(Content, PubKey).
 -else.
 -spec parse(string() | binary()) -> {ok, license()} | {error, term()}.
diff --git a/lib-ee/emqx_license/test/emqx_license_SUITE.erl b/lib-ee/emqx_license/test/emqx_license_SUITE.erl
index fb25bd0b9..851ef30ef 100644
--- a/lib-ee/emqx_license/test/emqx_license_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib-ee/emqx_license/test/emqx_license_SUITE.erl
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ setup_test(TestCase, Config) when
                     RawConfig = #{<<"type">> => file, <<"file">> => LicensePath},
                     emqx_config:put_raw([<<"license">>], RawConfig),
                     ok = persistent_term:put(
-                        {emqx_license_parser_test, pubkey},
+                        emqx_license_test_pubkey,
                         emqx_license_test_lib:public_key_pem()
                     ),
                     ok;
diff --git a/lib-ee/emqx_license/test/emqx_license_http_api_SUITE.erl b/lib-ee/emqx_license/test/emqx_license_http_api_SUITE.erl
index cb184b4ce..afcb85059 100644
--- a/lib-ee/emqx_license/test/emqx_license_http_api_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib-ee/emqx_license/test/emqx_license_http_api_SUITE.erl
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ end_per_suite(_) ->
     emqx_config:put([license], Config),
     RawConfig = #{<<"type">> => file, <<"file">> => emqx_license_test_lib:default_license()},
     emqx_config:put_raw([<<"license">>], RawConfig),
-    persistent_term:erase({emqx_license_parser_test, pubkey}),
+    persistent_term:erase(emqx_license_test_pubkey),
     ok.
 
 set_special_configs(emqx_dashboard) ->
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ set_special_configs(emqx_license) ->
     RawConfig = #{<<"type">> => key, <<"key">> => LicenseKey},
     emqx_config:put_raw([<<"license">>], RawConfig),
     ok = persistent_term:put(
-        {emqx_license_parser_test, pubkey},
+        emqx_license_test_pubkey,
         emqx_license_test_lib:public_key_pem()
     ),
     ok;