diff --git a/x/gov/proposals.go b/x/gov/proposals.go
index bb6b0aed4c71..61aafe577c73 100644
--- a/x/gov/proposals.go
+++ b/x/gov/proposals.go
@@ -167,11 +167,11 @@ func (pt *ProposalKind) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 // Turns VoteOption byte to String
 func (pt ProposalKind) String() string {
 	switch pt {
-	case 0x00:
+	case ProposalTypeText:
 		return "Text"
-	case 0x01:
+	case ProposalTypeParameterChange:
 		return "ParameterChange"
-	case 0x02:
+	case ProposalTypeSoftwareUpgrade:
 		return "SoftwareUpgrade"
 	default:
 		return ""