diff --git a/cmd/pixad/main.go b/cmd/pixad/main.go
index 5dcaf0b..7dc11cd 100644
--- a/cmd/pixad/main.go
+++ b/cmd/pixad/main.go
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"sneak.berlin/go/pixa/internal/server"
 )
 
-var (
-	Appname = "pixad" //nolint:gochecknoglobals // set by ldflags
-	Version string    //nolint:gochecknoglobals // set by ldflags
-)
+var Version string //nolint:gochecknoglobals // set by ldflags
 
 var configPath string //nolint:gochecknoglobals // cobra flag
 
@@ -40,7 +37,6 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func run(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
-	globals.Appname = Appname
 	globals.Version = Version
 
 	// Set config path in environment if specified via flag
diff --git a/internal/globals/globals.go b/internal/globals/globals.go
index 5b86205..ac00731 100644
--- a/internal/globals/globals.go
+++ b/internal/globals/globals.go
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 )
 
-// Build-time variables populated from main() via ldflags.
-var (
-	Appname string //nolint:gochecknoglobals // set from main
-	Version string //nolint:gochecknoglobals // set from main
-)
+const appname = "pixad"
+
+// Version is populated from main() via ldflags.
+var Version string //nolint:gochecknoglobals // set from main
 
 // Globals holds application-wide constants.
 type Globals struct {
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ type Globals struct {
 // New creates a new Globals instance from build-time variables.
 func New(_ fx.Lifecycle) (*Globals, error) {
 	return &Globals{
-		Appname: Appname,
+		Appname: appname,
 		Version: Version,
 	}, nil
 }