diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/backupsession_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/backupsession_types.go
index 7ca9d8e..b67fb89 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/backupsession_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/backupsession_types.go
@@ -23,15 +23,30 @@ import (
 // EDIT THIS FILE!  THIS IS SCAFFOLDING FOR YOU TO OWN!
 // NOTE: json tags are required.  Any new fields you add must have json tags for the fields to be serialized.
 
-type BackupState string
+type BackupState int
 
 const (
-	New     BackupState = "New"
-	Running BackupState = "Running"
-	Success BackupState = "Success"
-	Failure BackupState = "Failure"
+	Success BackupState = 3
+	New     BackupState = 2
+	Running BackupState = 1
+	Failure BackupState = 0
 )
 
+func (b *BackupState) String() string {
+	var state string
+	switch *b {
+	case Failure:
+		state = "Failure"
+	case Running:
+		state = "Running"
+	case New:
+		state = "New"
+	case Success:
+		state = "Success"
+	}
+	return state
+}
+
 type Ref struct {
 	Name string `json:"name"`
 }