diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index eaaea9c5be..4ede4a9405 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ void Application::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event) {
     QString snapshotPath;
     const QMimeData *mimeData = event->mimeData();
     foreach (QUrl url, mimeData->urls()) {
-        if (url.url().toLower().endsWith("jpg")) {
+        if (url.url().toLower().endsWith(SNAPSHOT_EXTENSION)) {
             snapshotPath = url.url().remove("file://");
             break;
         }
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index 9508c0c9a5..54a804ab72 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ static const float NODE_KILLED_RED   = 1.0f;
 static const float NODE_KILLED_GREEN = 0.0f;
 static const float NODE_KILLED_BLUE  = 0.0f;
 
+static const QString SNAPSHOT_EXTENSION  = ".jpg";
+
 class Application : public QApplication {
     Q_OBJECT
 
diff --git a/interface/src/GLCanvas.cpp b/interface/src/GLCanvas.cpp
index cfff3b8696..7bc79e56d8 100644
--- a/interface/src/GLCanvas.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/GLCanvas.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void GLCanvas::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent* event) {
 void GLCanvas::dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent* event) {
     const QMimeData *mimeData = event->mimeData();
     foreach (QUrl url, mimeData->urls()) {
-        if (url.url().toLower().endsWith("jpg")) {
+        if (url.url().toLower().endsWith(SNAPSHOT_EXTENSION)) {
             event->acceptProposedAction();
             break;
         }