diff --git a/runtime/src/constants.rs b/runtime/src/constants.rs
index b0092ff53a..29279f1d71 100644
--- a/runtime/src/constants.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/constants.rs
@@ -102,22 +102,22 @@ pub mod fees {
 }
 
 parameter_types! {
-    pub const VotingLockId: LockIdentifier = [0; 8];
-    pub const CandidacyLockId: LockIdentifier = [1; 8];
-    pub const CouncilorLockId: LockIdentifier = [2; 8];
-    pub const ProposalsLockId: LockIdentifier = [5; 8];
-    pub const StorageWorkingGroupLockId: LockIdentifier = [6; 8];
-    pub const ContentWorkingGroupLockId: LockIdentifier = [7; 8];
-    pub const ForumGroupLockId: LockIdentifier = [8; 8];
-    pub const MembershipWorkingGroupLockId: LockIdentifier = [9; 8];
-    pub const InvitedMemberLockId: LockIdentifier = [10; 8];
-    pub const StakingCandidateLockId: LockIdentifier = [11; 8];
-    pub const BountyLockId: LockIdentifier = [12; 8];
-    pub const OperationsWorkingGroupAlphaLockId: LockIdentifier = [13; 8];
-    pub const GatewayWorkingGroupLockId: LockIdentifier = [14; 8];
-    pub const OperationsWorkingGroupBetaLockId: LockIdentifier = [15; 8];
-    pub const OperationsWorkingGroupGammaLockId: LockIdentifier = [16; 8];
-    pub const DistributionWorkingGroupLockId: LockIdentifier = [17; 8];
+    pub const VotingLockId: LockIdentifier = *b"voting  ";
+    pub const CandidacyLockId: LockIdentifier = *b"candidac";
+    pub const CouncilorLockId: LockIdentifier = *b"councilo";
+    pub const ProposalsLockId: LockIdentifier = *b"proposal";
+    pub const StorageWorkingGroupLockId: LockIdentifier = *b"wg-storg";
+    pub const ContentWorkingGroupLockId: LockIdentifier = *b"wg-contt";
+    pub const ForumGroupLockId: LockIdentifier = *b"wg-forum";
+    pub const MembershipWorkingGroupLockId: LockIdentifier = *b"wg-membr";
+    pub const InvitedMemberLockId: LockIdentifier = *b"invitemb";
+    pub const StakingCandidateLockId: LockIdentifier = *b"stakcand";
+    pub const BountyLockId: LockIdentifier = *b"bounty  ";
+    pub const OperationsWorkingGroupAlphaLockId: LockIdentifier = *b"wg-opera";
+    pub const GatewayWorkingGroupLockId: LockIdentifier = *b"wg-gatew";
+    pub const OperationsWorkingGroupBetaLockId: LockIdentifier = *b"wg-operb";
+    pub const OperationsWorkingGroupGammaLockId: LockIdentifier = *b"wg-operg";
+    pub const DistributionWorkingGroupLockId: LockIdentifier = *b"wg-distr";
 }
 
 // Staking lock ID used by nomination and validation in the staking pallet.