diff --git a/services/ocs/pkg/server/http/server.go b/services/ocs/pkg/server/http/server.go
index d09f168bd..eba4c0719 100644
--- a/services/ocs/pkg/server/http/server.go
+++ b/services/ocs/pkg/server/http/server.go
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ func Server(opts ...Option) (http.Service, error) {
 		return http.Service{}, fmt.Errorf("could not initialize http service: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	var signingKeyStore microstore.Store
-	signingKeyStore = store.Create(
+	signingKeyStore := store.Create(
 		store.Store(options.Config.SigningKeys.Store),
 		store.TTL(options.Config.SigningKeys.TTL),
 		microstore.Nodes(options.Config.SigningKeys.Nodes...),
diff --git a/services/proxy/pkg/command/server.go b/services/proxy/pkg/command/server.go
index b0033c015..4c2fb9a23 100644
--- a/services/proxy/pkg/command/server.go
+++ b/services/proxy/pkg/command/server.go
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ func Server(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 				store.Authentication(cfg.OIDC.UserinfoCache.AuthUsername, cfg.OIDC.UserinfoCache.AuthPassword),
 			)
 
-			var signingKeyStore microstore.Store
-			signingKeyStore = store.Create(
+			signingKeyStore := store.Create(
 				store.Store(cfg.PreSignedURL.SigningKeys.Store),
 				store.TTL(cfg.PreSignedURL.SigningKeys.TTL),
 				microstore.Nodes(cfg.PreSignedURL.SigningKeys.Nodes...),