diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Recording.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Recording.java
index e1417306..dadbe3c7 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Recording.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Recording.java
@@ -15,13 +15,24 @@ public class Recording {
     private long sizeInByte;
 
     public static enum State {
-        RECORDING,
-        GENERATING_PLAYLIST,
-        STOPPED,
-        FINISHED,
-        DOWNLOADING,
-        POST_PROCESSING,
-        UNKNOWN
+        RECORDING("recording"),
+        STOPPED("stopped"),
+        GENERATING_PLAYLIST("generating playlist"),
+        POST_PROCESSING("post-processing"),
+        FINISHED("finished"),
+        DOWNLOADING("downloading"),
+        UNKNOWN("unknown");
+
+        private String desc;
+
+        State(String desc) {
+            this.desc = desc;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String toString() {
+            return desc;
+        }
     }
 
     public Recording() {}
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/event/Event.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/event/Event.java
index de8393ee..9e67d032 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/event/Event.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/event/Event.java
@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@ public abstract class Event {
          * This event is fired every time the OnlineMonitor sees a model online
          * It is also fired, if the model was online before. You can see it as a "still online ping".
          */
-        MODEL_ONLINE("Model is online"),
+        MODEL_ONLINE("model is online"),
 
         /**
          * This event is fired whenever the model's online state (Model.STATUS) changes.
          */
-        MODEL_STATUS_CHANGED("Model status changed"),
+        MODEL_STATUS_CHANGED("model status changed"),
 
 
         /**
          * This event is fired whenever the state of a recording changes.
          */
-        RECORDING_STATUS_CHANGED("Recording status changed");
+        RECORDING_STATUS_CHANGED("recording status changed");
 
         private String desc;