diff --git a/backend/src/permissions/permissions.guard.ts b/backend/src/permissions/permissions.guard.ts
index ff821f62e..ddc969f53 100644
--- a/backend/src/permissions/permissions.guard.ts
+++ b/backend/src/permissions/permissions.guard.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { CompleteRequest } from '../api/utils/request.type';
 import { ConsoleLoggerService } from '../logger/console-logger.service';
 import { NotesService } from '../notes/notes.service';
 import { PermissionsService } from './permissions.service';
+import { PERMISSION_METADATA_KEY } from './require-permission.decorator';
 import { RequiredPermission } from './required-permission.enum';
 
 /**
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ export class PermissionsGuard implements CanActivate {
 
   async canActivate(context: ExecutionContext): Promise<boolean> {
     const permissions = this.reflector.get<RequiredPermission[]>(
-      'permissions',
+      PERMISSION_METADATA_KEY,
       context.getHandler(),
     );
     // If no permissions are set this is probably an error and this guard should not let the request pass
diff --git a/backend/src/permissions/require-permission.decorator.ts b/backend/src/permissions/require-permission.decorator.ts
index 1e5bd0444..3971b92ce 100644
--- a/backend/src/permissions/require-permission.decorator.ts
+++ b/backend/src/permissions/require-permission.decorator.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ import { CustomDecorator, SetMetadata } from '@nestjs/common';
 
 import { RequiredPermission } from './required-permission.enum';
 
+export const PERMISSION_METADATA_KEY = 'requiredPermission';
+
 /**
- * This decorator gathers the {@link Permission Permission} a user must hold for the {@link PermissionsGuard}
- * @param permissions - an array of permissions. In practice this should always contain exactly one {@link Permission}
- * @constructor
+ * This decorator gathers the {@link RequiredPermission Permission} a user must hold for the {@link PermissionsGuard}
+ * @param permissions - an array of permissions. In practice this should always contain exactly one {@link RequiredPermission}
  */
 // eslint-disable-next-line func-style,@typescript-eslint/naming-convention
 export const RequirePermission = (
   ...permissions: RequiredPermission[]
-): CustomDecorator => SetMetadata('permissions', permissions);
+): CustomDecorator => SetMetadata(PERMISSION_METADATA_KEY, permissions);