diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/chat.cpp b/gpt4all-chat/chat.cpp
index 28cbb143..453f17f0 100644
--- a/gpt4all-chat/chat.cpp
+++ b/gpt4all-chat/chat.cpp
@@ -142,17 +142,9 @@ QString Chat::response() const
     return m_response;
 }
 
-QString Chat::responseState() const
+Chat::ResponseState Chat::responseState() const
 {
-    switch (m_responseState) {
-    case ResponseStopped: return QStringLiteral("response stopped");
-    case LocalDocsRetrieval: return QStringLiteral("retrieving ") + m_collections.join(", ");
-    case LocalDocsProcessing: return QStringLiteral("processing ") + m_collections.join(", ");
-    case PromptProcessing: return QStringLiteral("processing");
-    case ResponseGeneration: return QStringLiteral("generating response");
-    };
-    Q_UNREACHABLE();
-    return QString();
+    return m_responseState;
 }
 
 void Chat::handleResponseChanged(const QString &response)
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/chat.h b/gpt4all-chat/chat.h
index 45aa1816..f13747dd 100644
--- a/gpt4all-chat/chat.h
+++ b/gpt4all-chat/chat.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Chat : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(bool responseInProgress READ responseInProgress NOTIFY responseInProgressChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool isRecalc READ isRecalc NOTIFY recalcChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool isServer READ isServer NOTIFY isServerChanged)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QString responseState READ responseState NOTIFY responseStateChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(ResponseState responseState READ responseState NOTIFY responseStateChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QList<QString> collectionList READ collectionList NOTIFY collectionListChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString modelLoadingError READ modelLoadingError NOTIFY modelLoadingErrorChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString tokenSpeed READ tokenSpeed NOTIFY tokenSpeedChanged);
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public:
 
     QString response() const;
     bool responseInProgress() const { return m_responseInProgress; }
-    QString responseState() const;
+    ResponseState responseState() const;
     ModelInfo modelInfo() const;
     void setModelInfo(const ModelInfo &modelInfo);
     bool isRecalc() const;
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/main.qml b/gpt4all-chat/main.qml
index 898c388d..fceee50a 100644
--- a/gpt4all-chat/main.qml
+++ b/gpt4all-chat/main.qml
@@ -815,8 +815,17 @@ Window {
                                 }
                                 Label {
                                     anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                                    text: currentChat.responseState + "..."
                                     color: theme.textAccent
+                                    text: {
+                                        switch (currentChat.responseState) {
+                                        case Chat.ResponseStopped: return "response stopped ...";
+                                        case Chat.LocalDocsRetrieval: return "retrieving " + currentChat.collectionList.join(", ") + " ...";
+                                        case Chat.LocalDocsProcessing: return "processing " + currentChat.collectionList.join(", ") + " ...";
+                                        case Chat.PromptProcessing: return "processing ..."
+                                        case Chat.ResponseGeneration: return "generating response ...";
+                                        default: return ""; // handle unexpected values
+                                        }
+                                    }
                                 }
                             }
                         }