diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/buildinfohelper.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/buildinfohelper.py
index 7fedb76911..bddce4f4b7 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/buildinfohelper.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/buildinfohelper.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ from orm.models import Variable, VariableHistory
 from orm.models import Package, Package_File, Target_Installed_Package, Target_File
 from orm.models import Task_Dependency, Package_Dependency
 from orm.models import Recipe_Dependency, Provides
-from orm.models import Project, CustomImagePackage
+from orm.models import Project, CustomImagePackage, CustomImageRecipe
 
 from bldcontrol.models import BuildEnvironment, BuildRequest
 
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ class ORMWrapper(object):
             # Special case the toaster-custom-images layer which is created
             # on the fly so don't update the values which may cause the layer
             # to be duplicated on a future get_or_create
-            if layer_obj.layer.name == "toaster-custom-images":
+            if layer_obj.layer.name == CustomImageRecipe.LAYER_NAME:
                 return layer_obj
             # We already found our layer version for this build so just
             # update it with the new build information
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/orm/models.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/orm/models.py
index add2adea06..0aad788c2a 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/orm/models.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/orm/models.py
@@ -1449,6 +1449,10 @@ class ProjectLayer(models.Model):
         unique_together = (("project", "layercommit"),)
 
 class CustomImageRecipe(Recipe):
+
+    # CustomImageRecipe's belong to layers called:
+    LAYER_NAME = "toaster-custom-images"
+
     search_allowed_fields = ['name']
     base_recipe = models.ForeignKey(Recipe, related_name='based_on_recipe')
     project = models.ForeignKey(Project)
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/views.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/views.py
index 85ca9be716..15760b36de 100755
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/views.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/views.py
@@ -2407,7 +2407,7 @@ if True:
 
             # create layer 'Custom layer' and verion if needed
             layer = Layer.objects.get_or_create(
-                name="toaster-custom-images",
+                name=CustomImageRecipe.LAYER_NAME,
                 summary="Layer for custom recipes",
                 vcs_url="file:///toaster_created_layer")[0]