diff --git a/cmd/chkmqready/main.go b/cmd/chkmqready/main.go
index d3c1e5a..c06b4a3 100644
--- a/cmd/chkmqready/main.go
+++ b/cmd/chkmqready/main.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-© Copyright IBM Corporation 2017, 2022
+© Copyright IBM Corporation 2017, 2023
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ func doMain() int {
 	}
 
 	// Check if the queue manager has a running listener
-	if active, _ := ready.IsRunningAsActiveQM(ctx, name); active {
+	status, err := ready.Status(ctx, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 1
+	}
+	switch status {
+	case ready.StatusActiveQM:
 		conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", "127.0.0.1:1414")
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Println(err)
@@ -54,16 +59,16 @@ func doMain() int {
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Println(err)
 		}
-	} else if standby, _ := ready.IsRunningAsStandbyQM(ctx, name); standby {
+		return 0
+	case ready.StatusStandbyQM:
 		fmt.Printf("Detected queue manager running in standby mode")
 		return 10
-	} else if replica, _ := ready.IsRunningAsReplicaQM(ctx, name); replica {
+	case ready.StatusReplicaQM:
 		fmt.Printf("Detected queue manager running in replica mode")
 		return 20
-	} else {
+	default:
 		return 1
 	}
-	return 0
 }
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/cmd/runmqserver/qmgr.go b/cmd/runmqserver/qmgr.go
index 23ed699..93e42f4 100644
--- a/cmd/runmqserver/qmgr.go
+++ b/cmd/runmqserver/qmgr.go
@@ -164,11 +164,12 @@ func startQueueManager(name string) error {
 func stopQueueManager(name string) error {
 	log.Println("Stopping queue manager")
 	qmGracePeriod := os.Getenv("MQ_GRACE_PERIOD")
-	isStandby, err := ready.IsRunningAsStandbyQM(context.Background(), name)
+	status, err := ready.Status(context.Background(), name)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Error getting status for queue manager %v: %v", name, err.Error())
 		return err
 	}
+	isStandby := status.StandbyQM()
 	args := []string{"-w", "-r", "-tp", qmGracePeriod, name}
 	if os.Getenv("MQ_MULTI_INSTANCE") == "true" {
 		if isStandby {
diff --git a/internal/metrics/metrics.go b/internal/metrics/metrics.go
index dad3c3e..0b261e7 100644
--- a/internal/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/internal/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-© Copyright IBM Corporation 2018, 2022
+© Copyright IBM Corporation 2018, 2023
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ func GatherMetrics(qmName string, log *logger.Logger) {
 
 	// If running in standby mode - wait until the queue manager becomes active
 	for {
-		active, _ := ready.IsRunningAsActiveQM(context.Background(), qmName)
-		if active {
+		status, _ := ready.Status(context.Background(), qmName)
+		if status.ActiveQM() {
 			break
 		}
 		time.Sleep(requestTimeout * time.Second)
diff --git a/internal/ready/ready.go b/internal/ready/ready.go
index cc036d5..8c77a42 100644
--- a/internal/ready/ready.go
+++ b/internal/ready/ready.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-© Copyright IBM Corporation 2018, 2022
+© Copyright IBM Corporation 2018, 2023
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -67,28 +67,38 @@ func Check() (bool, error) {
 	return exists, nil
 }
 
-// IsRunningAsActiveQM returns true if the queue manager is running in active mode
-func IsRunningAsActiveQM(ctx context.Context, name string) (bool, error) {
-	return isRunningQM(ctx, name, "(RUNNING)")
-}
-
-// IsRunningAsStandbyQM returns true if the queue manager is running in standby mode
-func IsRunningAsStandbyQM(ctx context.Context, name string) (bool, error) {
-	return isRunningQM(ctx, name, "(RUNNING AS STANDBY)")
-}
-
-// IsRunningAsReplicaQM returns true if the queue manager is running in replica mode
-func IsRunningAsReplicaQM(ctx context.Context, name string) (bool, error) {
-	return isRunningQM(ctx, name, "(REPLICA)")
-}
-
-func isRunningQM(ctx context.Context, name string, status string) (bool, error) {
+// Status returns an enum representing the current running status of the queue manager
+func Status(ctx context.Context, name string) (QMStatus, error) {
 	out, _, err := command.RunContext(ctx, "dspmq", "-n", "-m", name)
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
+		return StatusUnknown, err
 	}
-	if strings.Contains(string(out), status) {
-		return true, nil
+	if strings.Contains(string(out), "(RUNNING)") {
+		return StatusActiveQM, nil
 	}
-	return false, nil
+	if strings.Contains(string(out), "(RUNNING AS STANDBY)") {
+		return StatusStandbyQM, nil
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(string(out), "(REPLICA)") {
+		return StatusStandbyQM, nil
+	}
+	return StatusUnknown, nil
 }
+
+type QMStatus int
+
+const (
+	StatusUnknown QMStatus = iota
+	StatusActiveQM
+	StatusStandbyQM
+	StatusReplicaQM
+)
+
+// ActiveQM returns true if the queue manager is running in active mode
+func (s QMStatus) ActiveQM() bool { return s == StatusActiveQM }
+
+// StandbyQM returns true if the queue manager is running in standby mode
+func (s QMStatus) StandbyQM() bool { return s == StatusStandbyQM }
+
+// ReplicaQM returns true if the queue manager is running in replica mode
+func (s QMStatus) ReplicaQM() bool { return s == StatusReplicaQM }