diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/automations/persistence/models/automation.py b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/persistence/models/automation.py
index ee86851c1..cb0b2ed31 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/automations/persistence/models/automation.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/persistence/models/automation.py
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ class Automation(BaseModel, TimestampMixin):
     description = Column(Text, nullable=True)
 
     status = Column(
-        SQLAlchemyEnum(AutomationStatus, name="automation_status"),
+        SQLAlchemyEnum(
+            AutomationStatus,
+            name="automation_status",
+            values_callable=lambda x: [e.value for e in x],
+        ),
         nullable=False,
         default=AutomationStatus.ACTIVE,
         server_default=AutomationStatus.ACTIVE.value,
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/automations/persistence/models/run.py b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/persistence/models/run.py
index 81b33c37c..262e4c2bf 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/automations/persistence/models/run.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/persistence/models/run.py
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ class AutomationRun(BaseModel, TimestampMixin):
     )
 
     status = Column(
-        SQLAlchemyEnum(RunStatus, name="automation_run_status"),
+        SQLAlchemyEnum(
+            RunStatus,
+            name="automation_run_status",
+            values_callable=lambda x: [e.value for e in x],
+        ),
         nullable=False,
         default=RunStatus.PENDING,
         server_default=RunStatus.PENDING.value,
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/automations/persistence/models/trigger.py b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/persistence/models/trigger.py
index 72d1d8d07..f73a8f350 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/automations/persistence/models/trigger.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/automations/persistence/models/trigger.py
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ class AutomationTrigger(BaseModel, TimestampMixin):
     )
 
     type = Column(
-        SQLAlchemyEnum(TriggerType, name="automation_trigger_type"),
+        SQLAlchemyEnum(
+            TriggerType,
+            name="automation_trigger_type",
+            values_callable=lambda x: [e.value for e in x],
+        ),
         nullable=False,
         index=True,
     )