diff --git a/slsSupportLib/include/ToString.h b/slsSupportLib/include/ToString.h
index f5784f3d2..5a5da95ec 100644
--- a/slsSupportLib/include/ToString.h
+++ b/slsSupportLib/include/ToString.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "TypeTraits.h"
 #include "sls_detector_exceptions.h"
 #include "string_utils.h"
+#include "sls_detector_defs.h"
 #include <chrono>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <sstream>
@@ -174,9 +175,13 @@ ToString(const T &obj) {
  * Call ToString with a string, causes copy but might be needed
  * in generic code. 
  */
-template <>
-inline std::string ToString<std::string>(const std::string& s){
+inline std::string ToString(const std::string& s){
     return s;
 }
 
+inline std::string ToString(slsDetectorDefs::runStatus s){
+    return slsDetectorDefs::runStatusType(s);
+}
+
+
 } // namespace sls
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/tests/test-ToString.cpp b/slsSupportLib/tests/test-ToString.cpp
index 0c295ce09..9f8da0832 100644
--- a/slsSupportLib/tests/test-ToString.cpp
+++ b/slsSupportLib/tests/test-ToString.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "TimeHelper.h"
 #include "ToString.h"
 #include "network_utils.h"
+#include "sls_detector_defs.h"
 #include "catch.hpp"
 #include <array>
 #include <vector>
@@ -111,5 +112,15 @@ TEST_CASE("vector of strings"){
 
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("run status"){
+    using defs = slsDetectorDefs;
+    REQUIRE(ToString(defs::runStatus::ERROR) == "error");
+    REQUIRE(ToString(defs::runStatus::WAITING) == "waiting");
+    REQUIRE(ToString(defs::runStatus::TRANSMITTING) == "data"); //??
+    REQUIRE(ToString(defs::runStatus::RUN_FINISHED) == "finished");
+    REQUIRE(ToString(defs::runStatus::STOPPED) == "stopped");
+    REQUIRE(ToString(defs::runStatus::IDLE) == "idle");
+}
+