3 files changed, 12 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/src/leap/keymanager/keys.py b/src/leap/keymanager/keys.py
index 4e98de6c..562c0a9b 100644
--- a/src/leap/keymanager/keys.py
+++ b/src/leap/keymanager/keys.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class EncryptionKey(object):
             KEY_EXPIRY_DATE_KEY: expiry_date,
             KEY_LAST_AUDITED_AT_KEY: last_audited_at,
             KEY_REFRESHED_AT_KEY: refreshed_at,
-            KEY_VALIDATION_KEY: str(self.validation),
+            KEY_VALIDATION_KEY: self.validation.name,
             KEY_ENCR_USED_KEY: self.encr_used,
             KEY_SIGN_USED_KEY: self.sign_used,
             KEY_TAGS_KEY: [KEYMANAGER_KEY_TAG],
diff --git a/src/leap/keymanager/tests/test_keymanager.py b/src/leap/keymanager/tests/test_keymanager.py
index 86832bab..93bc42c7 100644
--- a/src/leap/keymanager/tests/test_keymanager.py
+++ b/src/leap/keymanager/tests/test_keymanager.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class KeyManagerUtilTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             'expiry_date': 0,
             'last_audited_at': 0,
             'refreshed_at': 1311239602,
-            'validation': str(ValidationLevel.Weak_Chain),
+            'validation': ValidationLevel.Weak_Chain.name,
             'encr_used': False,
             'sign_used': True,
         }
diff --git a/src/leap/keymanager/validation.py b/src/leap/keymanager/validation.py
index c6fe478b..c81d533a 100644
--- a/src/leap/keymanager/validation.py
+++ b/src/leap/keymanager/validation.py
@@ -24,17 +24,17 @@ See:
 
 
 from datetime import datetime
-from enum import Enum
+from enum import IntEnum
 
 
-ValidationLevel = Enum(
-    "Weak_Chain",
-    "Provider_Trust",
-    "Provider_Endorsement",
-    "Third_Party_Endorsement",
-    "Third_Party_Consensus",
-    "Historically_Auditing",
-    "Known_Key",
+ValidationLevel = IntEnum("ValidationLevel",
+    "Weak_Chain "
+    "Provider_Trust "
+    "Provider_Endorsement "
+    "Third_Party_Endorsement "
+    "Third_Party_Consensus "
+    "Historically_Auditing "
+    "Known_Key "
     "Fingerprint")
 
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def toValidationLevel(value):
     :raises ValueError: if C{value} is not a validation level
     """
     for level in ValidationLevel:
-        if value == str(level):
+        if value == level.name:
             return level
     raise ValueError("Not valid validation level: %s" % (value,))