diff --git a/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/queries/generic_inference/web/get_inference_job_status.rs b/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/queries/generic_inference/web/get_inference_job_status.rs
index 2089bda8df..b08135219a 100644
--- a/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/queries/generic_inference/web/get_inference_job_status.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/queries/generic_inference/web/get_inference_job_status.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use sqlx::MySqlPool;
 
 use enums::by_table::generic_inference_jobs::frontend_failure_category::FrontendFailureCategory;
 use enums::by_table::generic_inference_jobs::inference_category::InferenceCategory;
+use enums::common::job_status_plus::JobStatusPlus;
 use errors::AnyhowResult;
 use tokens::tokens::generic_inference_jobs::InferenceJobToken;
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ use crate::helpers::boolean_converters::i8_to_bool;
 pub struct GenericInferenceJobStatus {
   pub job_token: InferenceJobToken,
 
-  pub status: String,
+  pub status: JobStatusPlus,
   pub attempt_count: u16,
 
   pub maybe_assigned_worker: Option<String>,
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ pub async fn get_inference_job_status(job_token: &InferenceJobToken, mysql_pool:
 SELECT
     jobs.token as `job_token: tokens::tokens::generic_inference_jobs::InferenceJobToken`,
 
-    jobs.status,
+    jobs.status as `status: enums::common::job_status_plus::JobStatusPlus`,
     jobs.attempt_count,
 
     jobs.inference_category as `inference_category: enums::by_table::generic_inference_jobs::inference_category::InferenceCategory`,
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ WHERE jobs.token = ?
 struct RawGenericInferenceJobStatus {
   pub job_token: InferenceJobToken,
 
-  pub status: String,
+  pub status: JobStatusPlus,
   pub attempt_count: u16,
 
   pub inference_category: InferenceCategory,
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/inference_job/get_inference_job_status.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/inference_job/get_inference_job_status.rs
index 8f0ca0decf..6ad6b9e63d 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/inference_job/get_inference_job_status.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/inference_job/get_inference_job_status.rs
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ use actix_web::error::ResponseError;
 use actix_web::http::StatusCode;
 use actix_web::web::Path;
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
-use log::{error, log};
+use log::error;
 use r2d2_redis::redis::{Commands, RedisResult};
 
 use buckets::public::media_files::original_file::MediaFileBucketPath;
 use buckets::public::voice_conversion_results::original_file::VoiceConversionResultOriginalFilePath;
 use enums::by_table::generic_inference_jobs::frontend_failure_category::FrontendFailureCategory;
 use enums::by_table::generic_inference_jobs::inference_category::InferenceCategory;
+use enums::common::job_status_plus::JobStatusPlus;
 use mysql_queries::queries::generic_inference::web::get_inference_job_status::get_inference_job_status;
 use redis_common::redis_keys::RedisKeys;
 use tokens::tokens::generic_inference_jobs::InferenceJobToken;
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ pub struct RequestDetailsResponse {
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 pub struct StatusDetailsResponse {
   /// Primary status from the database (a state machine).
-  pub status: String,
+  pub status: JobStatusPlus,
 
   /// Extra, temporary status from Redis.
   /// This can denote inference progress, and the Python code can write to it.