diff --git a/src/dcat-us/constants/contexts.ts b/src/dcat-us/constants/contexts.ts
index 6e80744..c476ef5 100644
--- a/src/dcat-us/constants/contexts.ts
+++ b/src/dcat-us/constants/contexts.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Context header for DCAT US 1.1
-export const HEADER_V_1_1 = {
+export const HEADER_V_1X = {
     '@context':
         'https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld',
     '@type': 'dcat:Catalog',
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export const HEADER_V_1_1 = {
 
 // Context header for DCAT US 3.0
 // source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DOI-DO/dcat-us/refs/heads/main/context/dcat-us-3.0.jsonld
-export const HEADER_V_3 = {
+export const HEADER_V_3X = {
     '@context': {
         '@version': 1.1,
         '@protected': true,
diff --git a/src/dcat-us/index.test.ts b/src/dcat-us/index.test.ts
index 7b6c986..c2bdc9c 100644
--- a/src/dcat-us/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/dcat-us/index.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { readableFromArray, streamToString } from '../test-helpers/stream-utils';
 import { getDataStreamDcatUs } from './';
 import * as datasetFromApi from '../test-helpers/mock-dataset.json';
-import { HEADER_V_3 } from './constants/contexts';
+import { HEADER_V_3X } from './constants/contexts';
 
 async function generateDcatFeed(dataset, template, templateTransforms, version) {
   const { stream: dcatStream } = getDataStreamDcatUs(template, templateTransforms, version);
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe('generating DCAT-US 3.0 feed', () => {
   it('formats catalog correctly', async function () {
     const { feed } = await generateDcatFeed([], {}, {}, version);
 
-    expect(feed['@context']).toStrictEqual(HEADER_V_3['@context']);
+    expect(feed['@context']).toStrictEqual(HEADER_V_3X['@context']);
     expect(feed['conformsTo']).toBe('https://resource.data.gov/profile/dcat-us#');
     expect(feed['@type']).toBe('dcat:Catalog');
     expect(Array.isArray(feed['dcat:dataset'])).toBeTruthy();
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe('generating DCAT-US 3.0 feed', () => {
       },
       version);
 
-    expect(feed['@context']).toStrictEqual(HEADER_V_3['@context']);
+    expect(feed['@context']).toStrictEqual(HEADER_V_3X['@context']);
     expect(feed['@type']).toBe('dcat:Catalog');
     expect(feed['@id']).toBe('hub.arcgis.com');
     expect(feed['conformsTo']).toBe('https://resource.data.gov/profile/dcat-us#');
@@ -115,5 +115,4 @@ describe('generating DCAT-US 3.0 feed', () => {
     expect(feedResponse.publisher).toStrictEqual({ name: 'QA Premium Alpha Hub' });
     expect(feedResponse.keyword).toStrictEqual(['Data collection', 'just modified']);
   });
-
 });
diff --git a/src/dcat-us/index.ts b/src/dcat-us/index.ts
index d8e861f..8def459 100644
--- a/src/dcat-us/index.ts
+++ b/src/dcat-us/index.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,22 @@
 import { compileDcatFeedEntry } from './compile-dcat-feed';
 import { FeedFormatterStream } from './feed-formatter-stream';
 import { TransformsList } from 'adlib';
-import { HEADER_V_3, HEADER_V_1_1 } from './constants/contexts';
+import { HEADER_V_3X, HEADER_V_1X } from './constants/contexts';
 
 export function getDataStreamDcatUs(feedTemplate: any, feedTemplateTransforms: TransformsList, version: string) {
   const footer = '\n\t]\n}';
   let header: string;
   let template: Record<string, any>;
-  
+
   if (version === '3.0') {
     const { header: templateHeader, ...restFeedTemplate } = feedTemplate;
     template = restFeedTemplate;
-    const catalogStr = JSON.stringify({ ...HEADER_V_3, ...templateHeader }, null, '\t');
-    header = `${catalogStr.substring(0, catalogStr.length - 2)},\n\t"dcat:dataset": [\n`;
+    header = generateDcatUs3XHeader(templateHeader);
   }
 
   if (version === '1.1') {
-    const catalogStr = JSON.stringify(HEADER_V_1_1, null, '\t');
-    header = `${catalogStr.substring(
-      0,
-      catalogStr.length - 2,
-    )},\n\t"dataset": [\n`;
     template = feedTemplate;
+    header = generateDcatUs1XHeader();
   }
 
   const formatFn = (chunk) => {
@@ -32,3 +27,16 @@ export function getDataStreamDcatUs(feedTemplate: any, feedTemplateTransforms: T
     stream: new FeedFormatterStream(header, footer, ',\n', formatFn)
   };
 }
+
+function generateDcatUs1XHeader() {
+  const catalogStr = JSON.stringify(HEADER_V_1X, null, '\t');
+  return `${catalogStr.substring(
+    0,
+    catalogStr.length - 2,
+  )},\n\t"dataset": [\n`;
+}
+
+function generateDcatUs3XHeader(header: Record<string, any>) {
+  const catalogStr = JSON.stringify({ ...HEADER_V_3X, ...header }, null, '\t');
+  return `${catalogStr.substring(0, catalogStr.length - 2)},\n\t"dcat:dataset": [\n`;
+}
diff --git a/src/index.test.ts b/src/index.test.ts
index f3fdd9e..4c59256 100644
--- a/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/index.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { createMockKoopApp } from './test-helpers/create-mock-koop-app';
 import { readableFromArray } from './test-helpers/stream-utils';
 import { DcatUsError } from './dcat-us/dcat-us-error';
 import { PassThrough } from 'stream';
-import { HEADER_V_3 } from './dcat-us/constants/contexts';
+import { HEADER_V_3X } from './dcat-us/constants/contexts';
 
 function buildPluginAndApp(feedTemplate, feedTemplateTransforms) {
   let Output;
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ describe('Output Plugin', () => {
         expect(res.body).toBeDefined();
         const dcatStream = res.body;
         expect(dcatStream['@context']).toBeDefined();
-        expect(dcatStream['@context']).toStrictEqual(HEADER_V_3['@context']);
+        expect(dcatStream['@context']).toStrictEqual(HEADER_V_3X['@context']);
         expect(dcatStream['@type']).toBe('dcat:Catalog');
         expect(dcatStream['conformsTo']).toBe('https://resource.data.gov/profile/dcat-us#');
         expect(dcatStream['@type']).toBe('dcat:Catalog');