diff --git a/plugins/check_memory.cpp b/plugins/check_memory.cpp
index e8cb8aae9..4b71517a4 100644
--- a/plugins/check_memory.cpp
+++ b/plugins/check_memory.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static int printOutput(printInfoStruct& printInfo)
 	if (l_Debug)
 		std::wcout << L"Constructing output string" << '\n';
 
-	state state;
+	state state = OK;
 
 	std::wcout << L"MEMORY ";
 
@@ -175,16 +175,13 @@ static int printOutput(printInfoStruct& printInfo)
 	else
 		currentValue = printInfo.tRam - printInfo.aRam;
 
-	if (printInfo.warn.rend(currentValue, printInfo.tRam)) {
+	if (printInfo.warn.rend(currentValue, printInfo.tRam))
 		state = WARNING;
-		std::wcout << L"WARNING";
-	} else if (printInfo.crit.rend(currentValue, printInfo.tRam)) {
+
+	if (printInfo.crit.rend(currentValue, printInfo.tRam))
 		state = CRITICAL;
-		std::wcout << L"CRITICAL";
-	} else {
-		state = OK;
-		std::wcout << L"OK";
-	}
+
+	std::wcout << stateToString(state);
 
 	if (!printInfo.showUsed)
 		std::wcout << " - " << printInfo.percentFree << L"% free";
diff --git a/plugins/check_swap.cpp b/plugins/check_swap.cpp
index 7f6db013a..906a1017d 100644
--- a/plugins/check_swap.cpp
+++ b/plugins/check_swap.cpp
@@ -194,16 +194,13 @@ static int printOutput(printInfoStruct& printInfo)
 	else
 		currentValue = printInfo.tSwap - printInfo.aSwap;
 
-	if (printInfo.warn.rend(currentValue, printInfo.tSwap)) {
+	if (printInfo.warn.rend(currentValue, printInfo.tSwap))
 		state = WARNING;
-		std::wcout << L"WARNING - ";
-	} else if (printInfo.crit.rend(currentValue, printInfo.tSwap)) {
+
+	if (printInfo.crit.rend(currentValue, printInfo.tSwap))
 		state = CRITICAL;
-		std::wcout << L"CRITICAL - ";
-	} else {
-		state = OK;
-		std::wcout << L"OK - ";
-	}
+
+	std::wcout << stateToString(state) << " ";
 
 	if (!printInfo.showUsed)
 		std::wcout << printInfo.percentFree << L"% free ";
diff --git a/plugins/thresholds.cpp b/plugins/thresholds.cpp
index f32e6d360..acc2bcafb 100644
--- a/plugins/thresholds.cpp
+++ b/plugins/thresholds.cpp
@@ -281,4 +281,13 @@ std::wstring formatErrorInfo(unsigned long err) {
 	}
 
 	return out.str();
+}
+
+std::wstring stateToString(const state& state) {
+	switch (state) {
+		case OK: return L"OK";
+		case WARNING: return L"WARNING";
+		case CRITICAL: return L"CRITICAL";
+		default: return L"UNKNOWN";
+	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/thresholds.hpp b/plugins/thresholds.hpp
index 8348306f2..e7d77f745 100644
--- a/plugins/thresholds.hpp
+++ b/plugins/thresholds.hpp
@@ -76,4 +76,6 @@ std::wstring TunitStr(const Tunit&);
 void printErrorInfo(unsigned long err = 0);
 std::wstring formatErrorInfo(unsigned long err);
 
+std::wstring stateToString(const state&);
+
 #endif /* THRESHOLDS_H */