diff --git a/pkg/component/etcd/lease/lease_member.go b/pkg/component/etcd/lease/lease_member.go
index abfb83ca6..6c1b27bde 100644
--- a/pkg/component/etcd/lease/lease_member.go
+++ b/pkg/component/etcd/lease/lease_member.go
@@ -87,10 +87,13 @@ func (l *leases) syncMemberLeases(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return flow.Parallel(fns...)(ctx)
 }
 
+// PurposeMemberLease is a constant used as a purpose for etcd member lease objects.
+const PurposeMemberLease = "etcd-member-lease"
+
 func getMemberLeaseLabels(val Values) map[string]string {
 	return map[string]string{
 		common.GardenerOwnedBy:           val.EtcdName,
-		v1beta1constants.GardenerPurpose: "etcd-member-lease",
+		v1beta1constants.GardenerPurpose: PurposeMemberLease,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/health/etcdmember/check_ready.go b/pkg/health/etcdmember/check_ready.go
index 9b9d63d8c..b273d7549 100644
--- a/pkg/health/etcdmember/check_ready.go
+++ b/pkg/health/etcdmember/check_ready.go
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	componentlease "github.com/gardener/etcd-druid/pkg/component/etcd/lease"
+
+	v1beta1constants "github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1/constants"
+
 	kutil "github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/utils/kubernetes"
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	coordinationv1 "k8s.io/api/coordination/v1"
@@ -49,7 +53,8 @@ func (r *readyCheck) Check(ctx context.Context, etcd druidv1alpha1.Etcd) []Resul
 	)
 
 	leases := &coordinationv1.LeaseList{}
-	if err := r.cl.List(ctx, leases, client.InNamespace(etcd.Namespace), client.MatchingLabels{common.GardenerOwnedBy: etcd.Name}); err != nil {
+	if err := r.cl.List(ctx, leases, client.InNamespace(etcd.Namespace), client.MatchingLabels{
+		common.GardenerOwnedBy: etcd.Name, v1beta1constants.GardenerPurpose: componentlease.PurposeMemberLease}); err != nil {
 		r.logger.Error(err, "failed to get leases for etcd member readiness check")
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/health/etcdmember/check_ready_test.go b/pkg/health/etcdmember/check_ready_test.go
index 2d63f5004..7353622a1 100644
--- a/pkg/health/etcdmember/check_ready_test.go
+++ b/pkg/health/etcdmember/check_ready_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
+	v1beta1constants "github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1/constants"
+
 	kutil "github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/utils/kubernetes"
 	"github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/utils/test"
 	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 	druidv1alpha1 "github.com/gardener/etcd-druid/api/v1alpha1"
 	controllersconfig "github.com/gardener/etcd-druid/controllers/config"
 	"github.com/gardener/etcd-druid/pkg/common"
+	componentlease "github.com/gardener/etcd-druid/pkg/component/etcd/lease"
 	. "github.com/gardener/etcd-druid/pkg/health/etcdmember"
 	mockclient "github.com/gardener/etcd-druid/pkg/mock/controller-runtime/client"
 )
@@ -88,11 +91,13 @@ var _ = Describe("ReadyCheck", func() {
 		})
 
 		JustBeforeEach(func() {
-			cl.EXPECT().List(ctx, gomock.AssignableToTypeOf(&coordinationv1.LeaseList{}), client.InNamespace(etcd.Namespace), client.MatchingLabels{common.GardenerOwnedBy: etcd.Name}).DoAndReturn(
-				func(_ context.Context, leases *coordinationv1.LeaseList, _ ...client.ListOption) error {
-					*leases = *leasesList
-					return nil
-				})
+			cl.EXPECT().List(ctx, gomock.AssignableToTypeOf(&coordinationv1.LeaseList{}), client.InNamespace(etcd.Namespace),
+				client.MatchingLabels{common.GardenerOwnedBy: etcd.Name, v1beta1constants.GardenerPurpose: componentlease.PurposeMemberLease}).
+				DoAndReturn(
+					func(_ context.Context, leases *coordinationv1.LeaseList, _ ...client.ListOption) error {
+						*leases = *leasesList
+						return nil
+					})
 		})
 
 		Context("when just expired", func() {