diff --git a/workflow-service/generated/openapi/openapi.json b/workflow-service/generated/openapi/openapi.json
index 41f740265..a9da4c45c 100644
--- a/workflow-service/generated/openapi/openapi.json
+++ b/workflow-service/generated/openapi/openapi.json
@@ -798,7 +798,8 @@
         "type" : "object",
         "properties" : {
           "status" : {
-            "type" : "string"
+            "type" : "string",
+            "enum" : [ "FAILED", "COMPLETED", "IN_PROGRESS", "REJECTED", "PENDING" ]
           },
           "workFlowExecutionId" : {
             "type" : "string",
diff --git a/workflow-service/src/main/java/com/redhat/parodos/workflow/execution/dto/WorkFlowStatusResponseDTO.java b/workflow-service/src/main/java/com/redhat/parodos/workflow/execution/dto/WorkFlowStatusResponseDTO.java
index f4e9dbaa9..e64a301dc 100644
--- a/workflow-service/src/main/java/com/redhat/parodos/workflow/execution/dto/WorkFlowStatusResponseDTO.java
+++ b/workflow-service/src/main/java/com/redhat/parodos/workflow/execution/dto/WorkFlowStatusResponseDTO.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
+import com.redhat.parodos.workflows.work.WorkStatus;
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Builder;
 import lombok.Data;
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ public class WorkFlowStatusResponseDTO {
 
 	private String workFlowName;
 
-	private String status;
+	private WorkStatus status;
 
 	@JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_NULL)
 	private List<WorkStatusResponseDTO> works;
diff --git a/workflow-service/src/main/java/com/redhat/parodos/workflow/execution/service/WorkFlowServiceImpl.java b/workflow-service/src/main/java/com/redhat/parodos/workflow/execution/service/WorkFlowServiceImpl.java
index 5bd37f95f..09ac24fa3 100644
--- a/workflow-service/src/main/java/com/redhat/parodos/workflow/execution/service/WorkFlowServiceImpl.java
+++ b/workflow-service/src/main/java/com/redhat/parodos/workflow/execution/service/WorkFlowServiceImpl.java
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ public WorkFlowStatusResponseDTO getWorkFlowStatus(UUID workFlowExecutionId) {
 				.getWorkFlowAndWorksStatus(workFlowExecution, workFlowDefinition);
 
 		return WorkFlowStatusResponseDTO.builder().workFlowExecutionId(workFlowExecution.getId())
-				.workFlowName(workFlowDefinition.getName()).status(workFlowExecution.getStatus().name())
+				.workFlowName(workFlowDefinition.getName()).status(workFlowExecution.getStatus())
 				.works(workFlowWorksStatusResponseDTOs).build();
 	}
 
diff --git a/workflow-service/src/test/java/com/redhat/parodos/workflow/execution/controller/WorkFlowControllerTest.java b/workflow-service/src/test/java/com/redhat/parodos/workflow/execution/controller/WorkFlowControllerTest.java
index 10c28721a..633923a5a 100644
--- a/workflow-service/src/test/java/com/redhat/parodos/workflow/execution/controller/WorkFlowControllerTest.java
+++ b/workflow-service/src/test/java/com/redhat/parodos/workflow/execution/controller/WorkFlowControllerTest.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public void testGetStatus() throws Exception {
 		String testWorkFlowTask1 = "testWorkFlowTask1";
 
 		WorkFlowStatusResponseDTO workFlowStatusResponseDTO = WorkFlowStatusResponseDTO.builder()
-				.workFlowExecutionId(mainWorkFlowExecutionId).status(WorkStatus.IN_PROGRESS.name())
+				.workFlowExecutionId(mainWorkFlowExecutionId).status(WorkStatus.IN_PROGRESS)
 				.workFlowName(testMainWorkFlow)
 				.works(List.of(
 						WorkStatusResponseDTO.builder().name(testSubWorkFlow1).status(WorkStatus.PENDING)
diff --git a/workflow-service/src/test/java/com/redhat/parodos/workflow/execution/service/WorkFlowServiceImplTest.java b/workflow-service/src/test/java/com/redhat/parodos/workflow/execution/service/WorkFlowServiceImplTest.java
index 778f93b72..dfa537240 100644
--- a/workflow-service/src/test/java/com/redhat/parodos/workflow/execution/service/WorkFlowServiceImplTest.java
+++ b/workflow-service/src/test/java/com/redhat/parodos/workflow/execution/service/WorkFlowServiceImplTest.java
@@ -556,28 +556,26 @@ void testGetWorkStatusWithValidData() {
 		assertNotNull(workFlowStatusResponseDTO);
 		assertEquals(workFlowExecution.getId(), workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getWorkFlowExecutionId());
 		assertEquals(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getWorkFlowName(), workFlowDefinition.getName());
-		assertEquals(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getStatus(), WorkStatus.IN_PROGRESS.name());
+		assertEquals(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getStatus(), WorkStatus.IN_PROGRESS);
 		assertEquals(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getWorks().size(), 2);
 
 		// subWorkflow1
 		assertEquals(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getWorks().get(0).getType(), WorkType.WORKFLOW);
 		assertEquals(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getWorks().get(0).getName(), subWorkFlow1Definition.getName());
-		assertEquals(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getWorks().get(0).getStatus().name(), WorkStatus.PENDING.name());
+		assertEquals(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getWorks().get(0).getStatus(), WorkStatus.PENDING);
 		assertEquals(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getWorks().get(0).getWorks().size(), 1);
 
 		// subWorkflow1Task1
 		assertEquals(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getWorks().get(0).getWorks().get(0).getType(), WorkType.TASK);
 		assertEquals(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getWorks().get(0).getWorks().get(0).getName(),
 				subWorkFlow1Task1Definition.getName());
-		assertEquals(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getWorks().get(0).getWorks().get(0).getStatus().name(),
-				WorkStatus.PENDING.name());
+		assertEquals(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getWorks().get(0).getWorks().get(0).getStatus(), WorkStatus.PENDING);
 		assertNull(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getWorks().get(0).getWorks().get(0).getWorks());
 
 		// workflowTask1
 		assertEquals(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getWorks().get(1).getType(), WorkType.TASK);
 		assertEquals(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getWorks().get(1).getName(), workFlowTask1Definition.getName());
-		assertEquals(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getWorks().get(1).getStatus().name(),
-				WorkFlowTaskStatus.COMPLETED.name());
+		assertEquals(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getWorks().get(1).getStatus(), WorkStatus.COMPLETED);
 		assertNull(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getWorks().get(1).getWorks());
 	}
 
@@ -732,7 +730,7 @@ void testGetWorkFlowStatusWhenSubWorkflowNotExecutedWithValidData() {
 		assertNotNull(workFlowStatusResponseDTO);
 		assertEquals(workFlowExecution.getId(), workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getWorkFlowExecutionId());
 		assertEquals(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getWorkFlowName(), workFlowDefinition.getName());
-		assertEquals(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getStatus(), WorkStatus.IN_PROGRESS.name());
+		assertEquals(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getStatus(), WorkStatus.IN_PROGRESS);
 		assertEquals(workFlowStatusResponseDTO.getWorks().size(), 2);
 
 		// sub workflow 1