diff --git a/batch/batch.js b/batch/batch.js
index 266e8de2..25a37a3b 100644
--- a/batch/batch.js
+++ b/batch/batch.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var util = require('util');
 var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
 var forever = require('./forever');
 var queue = require('queue-async');
+var jobStatus = require('./job_status');
 
 function Batch(jobSubscriber, jobQueuePool, jobRunner, jobCanceller) {
     EventEmitter.call(this);
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ Batch.prototype._consumeJobs = function (host, queue, callback) {
                 return callback(err);
             }
 
-            if (job.status === 'failed') {
+            if (job.status === jobStatus.FAILED) {
                 console.log('Job %s %s in %s due to: %s', job_id, job.status, host, job.failed_reason);
             } else {
                 console.log('Job %s %s in %s', job_id, job.status, host);
diff --git a/batch/job_backend.js b/batch/job_backend.js
index fef104bc..80064d12 100644
--- a/batch/job_backend.js
+++ b/batch/job_backend.js
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 var uuid = require('node-uuid');
 var queue = require('queue-async');
 var JOBS_TTL_IN_SECONDS = global.settings.jobs_ttl_in_seconds || 48 * 3600; // 48 hours
+var jobStatus = require('./job_status');
 
 function setPendingIfMutiqueryJob(sql) {
     if (Array.isArray(sql)) {
         for (var j = 0; j < sql.length; j++) {
             sql[j] = {
                 query: sql[j],
-                status: 'pending'
+                status: jobStatus.PENDING
             };
         }
     }
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ JobBackend.prototype.create = function (username, sql, host, callback) {
     var redisParams = [
         this.redisPrefix + job_id,
         'user', username,
-        'status', 'pending',
+        'status', jobStatus.PENDING,
         'query', JSON.stringify(sql),
         'created_at', now,
         'updated_at', now
@@ -74,13 +75,13 @@ JobBackend.prototype.update = function (job_id, sql, callback) {
             return callback(err);
         }
 
-        if (job.status !== 'pending') {
+        if (job.status !== jobStatus.PENDING) {
             return callback(new Error('Job is not pending, it cannot be updated'));
         }
 
         if (Array.isArray(job.query)) {
             for (var i = 0; i < job.query.length; i++) {
-                if (job.query[i].status !== 'pending') {
+                if (job.query[i].status !== jobStatus.PENDING) {
                     return callback(new Error('Job is not pending, it cannot be updated'));
                 }
             }
@@ -224,14 +225,14 @@ JobBackend.prototype.setRunning = function (job, index, callback) {
     var now = new Date().toISOString();
     var redisParams = [
         this.redisPrefix + job.job_id,
-        'status', 'running',
+        'status', jobStatus.RUNNING,
         'updated_at', now,
     ];
 
     if (!callback) {
         callback = index;
     } else if (index >= 0 && index < job.query.length) {
-        job.query[index].status = 'running';
+        job.query[index].status = jobStatus.RUNNING;
         redisParams = redisParams.concat('query', JSON.stringify(job.query));
     }
 
@@ -250,14 +251,14 @@ JobBackend.prototype.setPending = function (job, index, callback) {
     var redisKey = this.redisPrefix + job.job_id;
     var redisParams = [
         redisKey,
-        'status', 'pending',
+        'status', jobStatus.PENDING,
         'updated_at', now
     ];
 
     if (!callback) {
         callback = index;
     } else if (index >= 0 && index < job.query.length) {
-        job.query[index].status = 'pending';
+        job.query[index].status = jobStatus.PENDING;
         redisParams = redisParams.concat('query', JSON.stringify(job.query));
     }
 
@@ -276,14 +277,14 @@ JobBackend.prototype.setDone = function (job, index, callback) {
     var redisKey = this.redisPrefix + job.job_id;
     var redisParams = [
         redisKey,
-        'status', 'done',
+        'status', jobStatus.DONE,
         'updated_at', now
     ];
 
     if (!callback) {
         callback = index;
     } else if (index >= 0 && index < job.query.length) {
-        job.query[index].status = 'done';
+        job.query[index].status = jobStatus.DONE;
         redisParams = redisParams.concat('query', JSON.stringify(job.query));
     }
 
@@ -307,11 +308,11 @@ JobBackend.prototype.setJobPendingAndQueryDone = function (job, index, callback)
     var now = new Date().toISOString();
     var redisKey = this.redisPrefix + job.job_id;
 
-    job.query[index].status = 'done';
+    job.query[index].status = jobStatus.DONE;
 
     var redisParams = [
         redisKey,
-        'status', 'pending',
+        'status', jobStatus.PENDING,
         'updated_at', now,
         'query', JSON.stringify(job.query)
     ];
@@ -331,7 +332,7 @@ JobBackend.prototype.setFailed = function (job, error, index, callback) {
     var redisKey = this.redisPrefix + job.job_id;
     var redisParams = [
         redisKey,
-        'status', 'failed',
+        'status', jobStatus.FAILED,
         'failed_reason', error.message,
         'updated_at', now
     ];
@@ -339,7 +340,7 @@ JobBackend.prototype.setFailed = function (job, error, index, callback) {
     if (!callback) {
         callback = index;
     } else if (index >= 0 && index < job.query.length) {
-        job.query[index].status = 'failed';
+        job.query[index].status = jobStatus.FAILED;
         job.query[index].failed_reason = error.message;
         redisParams = redisParams.concat('query', JSON.stringify(job.query));
     }
@@ -365,14 +366,14 @@ JobBackend.prototype.setCancelled = function (job, index, callback) {
     var redisKey = this.redisPrefix + job.job_id;
     var redisParams = [
         redisKey,
-        'status', 'cancelled',
+        'status', jobStatus.CANCELLED,
         'updated_at', now
     ];
 
     if (!callback) {
         callback = index;
     } else if (index >= 0 && index < job.query.length) {
-        job.query[index].status = 'cancelled';
+        job.query[index].status = jobStatus.CANCELLED;
         redisParams = redisParams.concat('query', JSON.stringify(job.query));
     }
 
@@ -404,7 +405,7 @@ JobBackend.prototype.setUnknown = function (job_id, callback) {
         var redisKey = self.redisPrefix + job.job_id;
         var redisParams = [
             redisKey,
-            'status', 'unknown',
+            'status', jobStatus.UNKNOWN,
             'updated_at', now
         ];
 
diff --git a/batch/job_canceller.js b/batch/job_canceller.js
index f18a266d..dfeb122a 100644
--- a/batch/job_canceller.js
+++ b/batch/job_canceller.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var PSQL = require('cartodb-psql');
+var jobStatus = require('./job_status');
 
 function JobCanceller(metadataBackend, userDatabaseMetadataService, jobBackend) {
     this.metadataBackend = metadataBackend;
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ function JobCanceller(metadataBackend, userDatabaseMetadataService, jobBackend)
 function getIndexOfRunningQuery(job) {
     if (Array.isArray(job.query)) {
         for (var i = 0; i < job.query.length; i++) {
-            if (job.query[i].status === 'running') {
+            if (job.query[i].status === jobStatus.RUNNING) {
                 return i;
             }
         }
@@ -26,11 +27,11 @@ JobCanceller.prototype.cancel = function (job_id, callback) {
             return callback(err);
         }
 
-        if (job.status === 'pending') {
+        if (job.status === jobStatus.PENDING) {
             return self.jobBackend.setCancelled(job, callback);
         }
 
-        if (job.status !== 'running') {
+        if (job.status !== jobStatus.RUNNING) {
             var cancelNotAllowedError = new Error('Job is ' + job.status + ', cancel is not allowed');
             cancelNotAllowedError.name  = 'CancelNotAllowedError';
             return callback(cancelNotAllowedError);
diff --git a/batch/job_runner.js b/batch/job_runner.js
index f0df31e6..64a269e9 100644
--- a/batch/job_runner.js
+++ b/batch/job_runner.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var errorCodes = require('../app/postgresql/error_codes').codeToCondition;
+var jobStatus = require('./job_status');
 
 function getNextQuery(job) {
     if (!Array.isArray(job.query)) {
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ function getNextQuery(job) {
     }
 
     for (var i = 0; i < job.query.length; i++) {
-        if (job.query[i].status === 'pending') {
+        if (job.query[i].status === jobStatus.PENDING) {
             return {
                 index: i,
                 query: job.query[i].query
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ JobRunner.prototype.run = function (job_id, callback) {
             return callback(err);
         }
 
-        if (job.status !== 'pending') {
+        if (job.status !== jobStatus.PENDING) {
             var invalidJobStatusError = new Error([
                 'Cannot run job',
                 job.job_id,
@@ -98,7 +99,6 @@ JobRunner.prototype._run = function (job, query, callback) {
             }
 
             if (isLastQuery(job, query.index)) {
-                console.log('set done', query.index);
                 return self.jobBackend.setDone(job, query.index, callback);
             }
 
diff --git a/batch/job_status.js b/batch/job_status.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d212679f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/batch/job_status.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var JOB_STATUS_ENUM = {
+    PENDING: 'pending',
+    RUNNING: 'running',
+    DONE: 'done',
+    CANCELLED: 'cancelled',
+    FAILED: 'failed',
+    UNKNOWN: 'unknown'
+};
+
+module.exports = JOB_STATUS_ENUM;