diff --git a/authentik/events/migrations/0003_systemtask.py b/authentik/events/migrations/0003_systemtask.py
index feaa0cf84..79ca4bf06 100644
--- a/authentik/events/migrations/0003_systemtask.py
+++ b/authentik/events/migrations/0003_systemtask.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Generated by Django 5.0.1 on 2024-01-13 19:38
+# Generated by Django 5.0.1 on 2024-01-13 20:14
 
 import uuid
 
@@ -33,8 +33,13 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 ("finish_timestamp", models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)),
                 (
                     "status",
-                    models.PositiveIntegerField(
-                        choices=[(1, "Successful"), (2, "Warning"), (4, "Error"), (8, "Unknown")]
+                    models.TextField(
+                        choices=[
+                            ("unknown", "Unknown"),
+                            ("successful", "Successful"),
+                            ("warning", "Warning"),
+                            ("error", "Error"),
+                        ]
                     ),
                 ),
                 ("description", models.TextField(null=True)),
diff --git a/authentik/events/models.py b/authentik/events/models.py
index 1cddeec39..8d4c70a97 100644
--- a/authentik/events/models.py
+++ b/authentik/events/models.py
@@ -585,13 +585,13 @@ class NotificationWebhookMapping(PropertyMapping):
         verbose_name_plural = _("Webhook Mappings")
 
 
-class TaskStatus(models.IntegerChoices):
+class TaskStatus(models.TextChoices):
     """Possible states of tasks"""
 
-    SUCCESSFUL = 1
-    WARNING = 2
-    ERROR = 4
-    UNKNOWN = 8
+    UNKNOWN = "unknown"
+    SUCCESSFUL = "successful"
+    WARNING = "warning"
+    ERROR = "error"
 
 
 class SystemTask(SerializerModel, ExpiringModel):
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ class SystemTask(SerializerModel, ExpiringModel):
     start_timestamp = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
     finish_timestamp = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
 
-    status = models.PositiveIntegerField(choices=TaskStatus.choices)
+    status = models.TextField(choices=TaskStatus.choices)
 
     description = models.TextField(null=True)
     messages = models.JSONField()
diff --git a/blueprints/schema.json b/blueprints/schema.json
index 93eb152ac..7322553c5 100644
--- a/blueprints/schema.json
+++ b/blueprints/schema.json
@@ -3265,10 +3265,10 @@
                 "status": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "enum": [
+                        "UNKNOWN",
                         "SUCCESSFUL",
                         "WARNING",
-                        "ERROR",
-                        "UNKNOWN"
+                        "ERROR"
                     ],
                     "title": "Status"
                 },
diff --git a/schema.yml b/schema.yml
index 987f18356..31e2afbe5 100644
--- a/schema.yml
+++ b/schema.yml
@@ -6871,17 +6871,17 @@ paths:
       - in: query
         name: status
         schema:
-          type: integer
+          type: string
           enum:
-          - 1
-          - 2
-          - 4
-          - 8
+          - error
+          - successful
+          - unknown
+          - warning
         description: |-
-          * `1` - Successful
-          * `2` - Warning
-          * `4` - Error
-          * `8` - Unknown
+          * `unknown` - Unknown
+          * `successful` - Successful
+          * `warning` - Warning
+          * `error` - Error
       - in: query
         name: uid
         schema:
@@ -42744,16 +42744,16 @@ components:
       - uuid
     SystemTaskStatusEnum:
       enum:
+      - UNKNOWN
       - SUCCESSFUL
       - WARNING
       - ERROR
-      - UNKNOWN
       type: string
       description: |-
+        * `UNKNOWN` - UNKNOWN
         * `SUCCESSFUL` - SUCCESSFUL
         * `WARNING` - WARNING
         * `ERROR` - ERROR
-        * `UNKNOWN` - UNKNOWN
     TOTPDevice:
       type: object
       description: Serializer for totp authenticator devices