diff --git a/bonfire/bonfire.py b/bonfire/bonfire.py
index 7e9f01e5..856d6d67 100755
--- a/bonfire/bonfire.py
+++ b/bonfire/bonfire.py
@@ -212,10 +212,10 @@ def _validate_reservation_duration(ctx, param, value):
     ),
     click.option(
         "--pool",
-        type=click.Choice(["default", "minimal", "managed-kafka"], case_sensitive=False),
+        type=click.Choice(conf.NAMESPACE_POOLS, case_sensitive=False),
         default="default",
         show_default=True,
-        help="Specifies the pool type name.",
+        help="Specifies the pool type name",
     ),
     _local_option,
 ]
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ def _list_namespaces(available, mine, output):
                     "status": ns.status,
                     "requester": ns.requester,
                     "expires_in": ns.expires_in,
-                    "pool_type": ns.pool_type
+                    "pool_type": ns.pool_type,
                 }
             click.echo(json.dumps(data, indent=2))
         else:
@@ -833,13 +833,7 @@ def _process(
 @pool.command("list")
 def _cmd_pool_types():
     """List all pool types"""
-    pool_type_list = [
-        "default",
-        "minimal",
-        "managed-kafka"
-    ]
-
-    click.echo("\n".join([pool_name for pool_name in pool_type_list]))
+    click.echo("\n".join(conf.NAMESPACE_POOLS))
 
 
 @main.command("process")
diff --git a/bonfire/config.py b/bonfire/config.py
index 8414b4ef..8819be6b 100644
--- a/bonfire/config.py
+++ b/bonfire/config.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 DEFAULT_ENV_PATH = get_config_path().joinpath("env")
 DEFAULT_SECRETS_DIR = get_config_path().joinpath("secrets")
 
+NAMESPACE_POOLS = ["default", "minimal", "managed-kafka"]
+
 DEFAULT_CLOWDENV_TEMPLATE = resource_filename(
     "bonfire", "resources/local-cluster-clowdenvironment.yaml"
 )
diff --git a/tests/test_bonfire.py b/tests/test_bonfire.py
index 7f4cf053..a911f7c4 100644
--- a/tests/test_bonfire.py
+++ b/tests/test_bonfire.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import ANY
 
 import pytest
-from unittest.mock import ANY
 from click.testing import CliRunner
 
+import bonfire.config as conf
 from bonfire import bonfire
 
 DATA_PATH = Path(__file__).parent.joinpath("data")
@@ -206,31 +207,21 @@ def test_ns_list_flag_output(
         "reserved": True,
         "status": "false",
         "requester": "user-1",
-        "pool_type": "minimal"
+        "pool_type": "minimal",
     }
     test_items_2 = {
         "reserved": True,
         "status": "false",
         "requester": "user-2",
-        "pool_type": "default"
-    }
-    test_items_3 = {
-        "reserved": False,
-        "status": "ready",
-        "requester": None,
-        "pool_type": "default"
-    }
-    test_items_4 = {
-        "reserved": False,
-        "status": "ready",
-        "requester": None,
-        "pool_type": "default"
+        "pool_type": "default",
     }
+    test_items_3 = {"reserved": False, "status": "ready", "requester": None, "pool_type": "default"}
+    test_items_4 = {"reserved": False, "status": "ready", "requester": None, "pool_type": "default"}
     test_items_5 = {
         "reserved": True,
         "status": "false",
         "requester": "user-5",
-        "pool_type": "default"
+        "pool_type": "default",
     }
 
     assert all([item in test_items_1.items() for item in actual_ns_1.items()])
@@ -271,4 +262,6 @@ def test_pool_list_command(caplog):
     runner = CliRunner()
     result = runner.invoke(bonfire.pool, ["list"])
 
-    assert result.output == "default\nminimal\nmanaged-kafka\n"
+    output = [r for r in result.output.split("\n") if r != ""]
+
+    assert output == conf.NAMESPACE_POOLS