diff --git a/src/include/utils.h b/src/include/utils.h
index c6459702..6dd7292e 100644
--- a/src/include/utils.h
+++ b/src/include/utils.h
@@ -156,14 +156,6 @@ pgagroal_extract_message(char type, struct message* msg, struct message** extrac
 int
 pgagroal_extract_error_message(struct message* msg, char** error);
 
-/**
- * Get a string for the state
- * @param state
- * @return The string
- */
-char*
-pgagroal_get_state_string(signed char state);
-
 /**
  * Read a byte
  * @param data Pointer to the data
@@ -524,6 +516,17 @@ parse_command(int argc,
 char*
 pgagroal_server_state_as_string(signed char state);
 
+/**
+ * Utility function to convert the status of a connection
+ * into a descriptive string. Useful to spurt the status
+ * in command line output.
+ *
+ * @param state the actual state of the connection
+ * @returns the (allocated) buffer with the string
+ */
+char*
+pgagroal_connection_state_as_string(signed char state);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/libpgagroal/management.c b/src/libpgagroal/management.c
index cc259b12..c9af1f7f 100644
--- a/src/libpgagroal/management.c
+++ b/src/libpgagroal/management.c
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ pgagroal_management_json_read_status_details(SSL* ssl, int socket, bool include_
       cJSON* current_connection_json = cJSON_CreateObject();
 
       cJSON_AddNumberToObject(current_connection_json, "number", i + 1);
-      cJSON_AddStringToObject(current_connection_json, "state", pgagroal_server_state_as_string(state));
+      cJSON_AddStringToObject(current_connection_json, "state", pgagroal_connection_state_as_string(state));
       cJSON_AddStringToObject(current_connection_json, "time", time > 0 ? ts : "");
       cJSON_AddStringToObject(current_connection_json, "pid", pid > 0 ? p : "");
       cJSON_AddStringToObject(current_connection_json, "fd", fd > 0 ? f : "");
diff --git a/src/libpgagroal/utils.c b/src/libpgagroal/utils.c
index f82e8e4f..420810c5 100644
--- a/src/libpgagroal/utils.c
+++ b/src/libpgagroal/utils.c
@@ -249,8 +249,11 @@ pgagroal_extract_error_message(struct message* msg, char** error)
 }
 
 char*
-pgagroal_get_state_string(signed char state)
+pgagroal_connection_state_as_string(signed char state)
 {
+   char* buf;
+   int buf_size = strlen("Unknown") + 1 + 4 + 1;  // 'unknown' + <space> + <number> + \0
+
    switch (state)
    {
       case STATE_NOTINIT:
@@ -273,9 +276,12 @@ pgagroal_get_state_string(signed char state)
          return "Validating";
       case STATE_REMOVE:
          return "Removing";
+      default:
+         buf = malloc(buf_size);
+         memset(buf, 0, buf_size);
+         snprintf(buf, buf_size, "Unknown %02d", state);
+         return buf;
    }
-
-   return "Unknown";
 }
 
 signed char
@@ -1098,16 +1104,6 @@ parse_command(int argc,
 #undef EMPTY_STR
 }
 
-/**
- * Given a server state, it returns a string that
- * described the state in a human-readable form.
- *
- * If the state cannot be determined, the numeric
- * form of the state is returned as a string.
- *
- * @param state the value of the sate for the server
- * @returns the string representing the state
- */
 char*
 pgagroal_server_state_as_string(signed char state)
 {
@@ -1167,4 +1163,4 @@ pgagroal_compare_string(const char* str1, const char* str2)
       return false;
    }
    return strcmp(str1, str2) == 0;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}