diff --git a/server/db/model.go b/server/db/model.go
index bc7ffd8..050e39e 100644
--- a/server/db/model.go
+++ b/server/db/model.go
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ const (
 	PodcastEpisodeStatusSkipped     PodcastEpisodeStatus = "skipped"
 	PodcastEpisodeStatusDeleted     PodcastEpisodeStatus = "deleted"
 	PodcastEpisodeStatusCompleted   PodcastEpisodeStatus = "completed"
+	PodcastEpisodeStatusError       PodcastEpisodeStatus = "error"
 )
 
 type PodcastEpisode struct {
diff --git a/server/podcasts/podcasts.go b/server/podcasts/podcasts.go
index 6d58ebe..e2c3b5f 100644
--- a/server/podcasts/podcasts.go
+++ b/server/podcasts/podcasts.go
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ func (p *Podcasts) doPodcastDownload(podcastEpisode *db.PodcastEpisode, file *os
 	podcastTags, err := tags.New(podcastPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("error parsing podcast audio: %e", err)
-		podcastEpisode.Status = "error"
+		podcastEpisode.Status = db.PodcastEpisodeStatusError
 		p.DB.Save(podcastEpisode)
 		return nil
 	}