diff --git a/docs/crd-docu.md b/docs/crd-docu.md
index ed569f7a7929a17193f29da5486de44b67fb297c..c36077242e8b246d5dfca9977e0b2586fbce535b 100644
--- a/docs/crd-docu.md
+++ b/docs/crd-docu.md
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Resource Types:
         </tr>
     </thead>
     <tbody><tr>
-        <td><b>resourceSets</b></td>
+        <td><b>resourceSetsState</b></td>
         <td>string</td>
         <td>
           The status of a Benchmark indicates whether all resources are available to start the benchmark or not.<br/>
diff --git a/theodolite/crd/crd-benchmark.yaml b/theodolite/crd/crd-benchmark.yaml
index 5df23b6bf2746307876307c1b9234ac2ca4c7dae..265d713d616c82fa557d403ddebf31c53eee3a0b 100644
--- a/theodolite/crd/crd-benchmark.yaml
+++ b/theodolite/crd/crd-benchmark.yaml
@@ -193,17 +193,17 @@ spec:
           status:
             type: object
             properties:
-              resourceSets:
+              resourceSetsState:
                 description: The status of a Benchmark indicates whether all resources are available to start the benchmark or not.
                 type: string
     additionalPrinterColumns:
     - name: Age
       type: date
       jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
-    - name: ResourceSets
+    - name: STATUS
       type: string
       description: The status of a Benchmark indicates whether all resources are available to start the benchmark or not.
-      jsonPath: .status.resourceSets
+      jsonPath: .status.resourceSetsState
     subresources:
       status: {}
   scope: Namespaced
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/benchmark/ResourceSets.kt b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/benchmark/ResourceSets.kt
index ba4dc3adbce5f123c924b118dbdaae1ed6beced0..a4fe443e7f304c411792ee06c32592ba3c9e692a 100644
--- a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/benchmark/ResourceSets.kt
+++ b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/benchmark/ResourceSets.kt
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import theodolite.util.DeploymentFailedException
 
 @JsonDeserialize
 @RegisterForReflection
-@JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_NULL)
 class ResourceSets: KubernetesResource {
     @JsonProperty("configMap")
     @JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_NULL)
diff --git a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/BenchmarkStateHandler.kt b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/BenchmarkStateHandler.kt
index 86221a3a84e5ec62ca759ab9622aab83b1341baf..adca2a8b7fdb9b3e610f15e57c011679869df14c 100644
--- a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/BenchmarkStateHandler.kt
+++ b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/BenchmarkStateHandler.kt
@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@ class BenchmarkStateHandler(val client: NamespacedKubernetesClient) :
         crdList = KubernetesBenchmarkList::class.java
     ) {
 
-    private fun getBenchmarkResourceState() = { cr: BenchmarkCRD -> cr.status.resourceSets }
+    private fun getBenchmarkResourceState() = { cr: BenchmarkCRD -> cr.status.resourceSetsState }
 
-    fun setResourceSetState(resourceName: String, status: States): Boolean {
-        setState(resourceName) { cr -> cr.status.resourceSets = status.value; cr }
+    fun setResourceSetState(resourceName: String, status: BenchmarkStates): Boolean {
+        setState(resourceName) { cr -> cr.status.resourceSetsState = status.value; cr }
         return blockUntilStateIsSet(resourceName, status.value, getBenchmarkResourceState())
     }
 
-    fun getResourceSetState(resourceName: String): States {
+    fun getResourceSetState(resourceName: String): ExecutionStates {
         val status = this.getState(resourceName, getBenchmarkResourceState())
         return if (status.isNullOrBlank()) {
-            States.NO_STATE
+            ExecutionStates.NO_STATE
         } else {
-            States.values().first { it.value == status }
+            ExecutionStates.values().first { it.value == status }
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ClusterSetup.kt b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ClusterSetup.kt
index 6987372f96a6d956378a928011be9b5406590a16..efca98f8bf72024daa0367c6c57574f0644872e4 100644
--- a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ClusterSetup.kt
+++ b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ClusterSetup.kt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class ClusterSetup(
             .list()
             .items
             .asSequence()
-            .filter { it.status.executionState == States.RUNNING.value }
+            .filter { it.status.executionState == ExecutionStates.RUNNING.value }
             .forEach { execution ->
                 val benchmark = benchmarkCRDClient
                     .inNamespace(client.namespace)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class ClusterSetup(
                     benchmark.spec.name = benchmark.metadata.name
                     Shutdown(execution.spec, benchmark.spec).start()
                 } else {
-                    throw IllegalStateException("Execution with state ${States.RUNNING.value} was found, but no corresponding benchmark. " +
+                    throw IllegalStateException("Execution with state ${ExecutionStates.RUNNING.value} was found, but no corresponding benchmark. " +
                             "Could not initialize cluster.")
                 }
             }
diff --git a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ExecutionEventHandler.kt b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ExecutionEventHandler.kt
index 1209195ee09cebe382f010f38e955dea1c860cd1..16c4ea98ba614bb3dcdd7d9f486f4e65ae70d380 100644
--- a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ExecutionEventHandler.kt
+++ b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ExecutionEventHandler.kt
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ class ExecutionHandler(
         logger.info { "Add execution ${execution.metadata.name}" }
         execution.spec.name = execution.metadata.name
         when (this.stateHandler.getExecutionState(execution.metadata.name)) {
-            States.NO_STATE -> this.stateHandler.setExecutionState(execution.spec.name, States.PENDING)
-            States.RUNNING -> {
-                this.stateHandler.setExecutionState(execution.spec.name, States.RESTART)
+            ExecutionStates.NO_STATE -> this.stateHandler.setExecutionState(execution.spec.name, ExecutionStates.PENDING)
+            ExecutionStates.RUNNING -> {
+                this.stateHandler.setExecutionState(execution.spec.name, ExecutionStates.RESTART)
                 if (this.controller.isExecutionRunning(execution.spec.name)) {
                     this.controller.stop(restart = true)
                 }
@@ -58,15 +58,15 @@ class ExecutionHandler(
         if (gson.toJson(oldExecution.spec) != gson.toJson(newExecution.spec)) {
             logger.info { "Receive update event for execution ${oldExecution.metadata.name}" }
             when (this.stateHandler.getExecutionState(newExecution.metadata.name)) {
-                States.RUNNING -> {
-                    this.stateHandler.setExecutionState(newExecution.spec.name, States.RESTART)
+                ExecutionStates.RUNNING -> {
+                    this.stateHandler.setExecutionState(newExecution.spec.name, ExecutionStates.RESTART)
                     if (this.controller.isExecutionRunning(newExecution.spec.name)) {
                         this.controller.stop(restart = true)
                     }
                 }
-                States.RESTART -> {
+                ExecutionStates.RESTART -> {
                 } // should this set to pending?
-                else -> this.stateHandler.setExecutionState(newExecution.spec.name, States.PENDING)
+                else -> this.stateHandler.setExecutionState(newExecution.spec.name, ExecutionStates.PENDING)
             }
         }
     }
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class ExecutionHandler(
     @Synchronized
     override fun onDelete(execution: ExecutionCRD, b: Boolean) {
         logger.info { "Delete execution ${execution.metadata.name}" }
-        if (execution.status.executionState == States.RUNNING.value
+        if (execution.status.executionState == ExecutionStates.RUNNING.value
             && this.controller.isExecutionRunning(execution.metadata.name)
         ) {
             this.controller.stop()
diff --git a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ExecutionStateHandler.kt b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ExecutionStateHandler.kt
index bcc86c8f2a9b233fa9a1972a866936e14688ecf8..9f49cf3ee4f9f62e7006dbf6697340e1af152f27 100644
--- a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ExecutionStateHandler.kt
+++ b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ExecutionStateHandler.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.NamespacedKubernetesClient
 import theodolite.model.crd.BenchmarkExecutionList
 import theodolite.model.crd.ExecutionCRD
 import theodolite.model.crd.ExecutionStatus
-import theodolite.model.crd.States
+import theodolite.model.crd.ExecutionStates
 import java.lang.Thread.sleep
 import java.time.Duration
 import java.time.Instant
@@ -23,17 +23,17 @@ class ExecutionStateHandler(val client: NamespacedKubernetesClient) :
 
     private fun getDurationLambda() = { cr: ExecutionCRD -> cr.status.executionDuration }
 
-    fun setExecutionState(resourceName: String, status: States): Boolean {
+    fun setExecutionState(resourceName: String, status: ExecutionStates): Boolean {
         setState(resourceName) { cr -> cr.status.executionState = status.value; cr }
         return blockUntilStateIsSet(resourceName, status.value, getExecutionLambda())
     }
 
-    fun getExecutionState(resourceName: String): States {
+    fun getExecutionState(resourceName: String): ExecutionStates {
         val status = this.getState(resourceName, getExecutionLambda())
         return if (status.isNullOrBlank()) {
-            States.NO_STATE
+            ExecutionStates.NO_STATE
         } else {
-            States.values().first { it.value == status }
+            ExecutionStates.values().first { it.value == status }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/TheodoliteController.kt b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/TheodoliteController.kt
index 1cfc037f654ed0e9f6a6ca6106ef1522a9df8782..8cbdc1171fab21c8ae3e3f54b39d6fef5d19576e 100644
--- a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/TheodoliteController.kt
+++ b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/TheodoliteController.kt
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@ import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.dsl.Resource
 import mu.KotlinLogging
 import theodolite.benchmark.BenchmarkExecution
 import theodolite.benchmark.KubernetesBenchmark
-import theodolite.execution.ExecutionModes
 import theodolite.execution.TheodoliteExecutor
 import theodolite.model.crd.*
 import theodolite.patcher.ConfigOverrideModifier
-import theodolite.util.ExecutionFailedException
 import theodolite.util.ExecutionStateComparator
 import java.lang.Thread.sleep
 
@@ -90,20 +88,20 @@ class TheodoliteController(
             labelName = CREATED_BY_LABEL_NAME
         )
 
-        executionStateHandler.setExecutionState(execution.name, States.RUNNING)
+        executionStateHandler.setExecutionState(execution.name, ExecutionStates.RUNNING)
         executionStateHandler.startDurationStateTimer(execution.name)
 
             executor = TheodoliteExecutor(execution, benchmark)
             executor.run()
             when (executionStateHandler.getExecutionState(execution.name)) {
-                States.RESTART -> runExecution(execution, benchmark)
-                States.RUNNING -> {
-                    executionStateHandler.setExecutionState(execution.name, States.FINISHED)
+                ExecutionStates.RESTART -> runExecution(execution, benchmark)
+                ExecutionStates.RUNNING -> {
+                    executionStateHandler.setExecutionState(execution.name, ExecutionStates.FINISHED)
                     logger.info { "Execution of ${execution.name} is finally stopped." }
                     }
                 else -> {
-                    executionStateHandler.setExecutionState(execution.name, States.FAILURE)
-                    logger.warn { "Unexpected execution state, set state to ${States.FAILURE.value}" }
+                    executionStateHandler.setExecutionState(execution.name, ExecutionStates.FAILURE)
+                    logger.warn { "Unexpected execution state, set state to ${ExecutionStates.FAILURE.value}" }
                 }
             }
         } catch (e: Exception) {
@@ -114,7 +112,7 @@ class TheodoliteController(
                 message = "An error occurs while executing:  ${e.message}")
             logger.error { "Failure while executing execution ${execution.name} with benchmark ${benchmark.name}." }
             logger.error { "Problem is: $e" }
-            executionStateHandler.setExecutionState(execution.name, States.FAILURE)
+            executionStateHandler.setExecutionState(execution.name, ExecutionStates.FAILURE)
         }
         executionStateHandler.stopDurationStateTimer()
     }
@@ -123,7 +121,7 @@ class TheodoliteController(
     fun stop(restart: Boolean = false) {
         if (!::executor.isInitialized) return
         if (restart) {
-            executionStateHandler.setExecutionState(this.executor.getExecution().name, States.RESTART)
+            executionStateHandler.setExecutionState(this.executor.getExecution().name, ExecutionStates.RESTART)
         }
         this.executor.executor.run.set(false)
     }
@@ -147,16 +145,16 @@ class TheodoliteController(
      * is selected for the next execution depends on three points:
      *
      * 1. Only executions are considered for which a matching benchmark is available on the cluster
-     * 2. The Status of the execution must be [States.PENDING] or [States.RESTART]
-     * 3. Of the remaining [BenchmarkCRD], those with status [States.RESTART] are preferred,
+     * 2. The Status of the execution must be [ExecutionStates.PENDING] or [ExecutionStates.RESTART]
+     * 3. Of the remaining [BenchmarkCRD], those with status [ExecutionStates.RESTART] are preferred,
      * then, if there is more than one, the oldest execution is chosen.
      *
      * @return the next execution or null
      */
     private fun getNextExecution(): BenchmarkExecution? {
-        val comparator = ExecutionStateComparator(States.RESTART)
+        val comparator = ExecutionStateComparator(ExecutionStates.RESTART)
         val availableBenchmarkNames = getBenchmarks()
-            .filter { it.status.resourceSets == States.AVAILABLE.value }
+            .filter { it.status.resourceSetsState == BenchmarkStates.READY.value }
             .map { it.spec }
             .map { it.name }
 
@@ -166,8 +164,8 @@ class TheodoliteController(
             .asSequence()
             .map { it.spec.name = it.metadata.name; it }
             .filter {
-                it.status.executionState == States.PENDING.value ||
-                        it.status.executionState == States.RESTART.value
+                it.status.executionState == ExecutionStates.PENDING.value ||
+                        it.status.executionState == ExecutionStates.RESTART.value
             }
             .filter { availableBenchmarkNames.contains(it.spec.benchmark) }
             .sortedWith(comparator.thenBy { it.metadata.creationTimestamp })
@@ -184,23 +182,23 @@ class TheodoliteController(
             .forEach { setState(it.first, it.second ) }
     }
 
-    private fun setState(resource: BenchmarkCRD, state: States) {
+    private fun setState(resource: BenchmarkCRD, state: BenchmarkStates) {
         benchmarkStateHandler.setResourceSetState(resource.spec.name, state)
     }
 
-    private fun checkResource(benchmark: KubernetesBenchmark): States {
+    private fun checkResource(benchmark: KubernetesBenchmark): BenchmarkStates {
         return try {
             val appResources =
                 benchmark.loadKubernetesResources(resourceSet = benchmark.appResourceSets)
             val loadGenResources =
                 benchmark.loadKubernetesResources(resourceSet = benchmark.loadGenResourceSets)
             if(appResources.isNotEmpty() && loadGenResources.isNotEmpty()) {
-                States.AVAILABLE
+                BenchmarkStates.READY
             } else {
-                States.NOT_AVAILABLE
+                BenchmarkStates.PENDING
             }
         } catch (e: Exception) {
-            States.NOT_AVAILABLE
+            BenchmarkStates.PENDING
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/model/crd/BenchmarkStates.kt b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/model/crd/BenchmarkStates.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f52f2c168765ebb8bcc4f390795aa470b968021b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/model/crd/BenchmarkStates.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package theodolite.model.crd
+
+enum class BenchmarkStates(val value: String) {
+    PENDING("Pending"),
+    READY("Ready")
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/model/crd/BenchmarkStatus.kt b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/model/crd/BenchmarkStatus.kt
index 9be6c6707c46a2f9ee131ec13e04d78c3e210b22..f51cb7a76d015d6ecd900279e68d41baa26e876a 100644
--- a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/model/crd/BenchmarkStatus.kt
+++ b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/model/crd/BenchmarkStatus.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.Namespaced
 
 @JsonDeserialize
 class BenchmarkStatus: KubernetesResource, Namespaced {
-    var resourceSets = "-"
+    var resourceSetsState = "-"
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/model/crd/ExecutionStates.kt b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/model/crd/ExecutionStates.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ad68bf380b18af1a654c201817bb7fc982804c8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/model/crd/ExecutionStates.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package theodolite.model.crd
+
+enum class ExecutionStates(val value: String) {
+    // Execution states
+    RUNNING("Running"),
+    PENDING("Pending"),
+    FAILURE("Failure"),
+    FINISHED("Finished"),
+    RESTART("Restart"),
+    INTERRUPTED("Interrupted"),
+    NO_STATE("NoState"),
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/model/crd/States.kt b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/model/crd/States.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index fe30513a7da6d448f13d17aa2ee4d456d9ee2e05..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/model/crd/States.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-package theodolite.model.crd
-
-enum class States(val value: String) {
-    // Execution states
-    RUNNING("RUNNING"),
-    PENDING("PENDING"),
-    FAILURE("FAILURE"),
-    FINISHED("FINISHED"),
-    RESTART("RESTART"),
-    INTERRUPTED("INTERRUPTED"),
-    NO_STATE("NoState"),
-
-    // Benchmark states
-    AVAILABLE("AVAILABLE"),
-    NOT_AVAILABLE("NOT_AVAILABLE")
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/util/ExecutionStateComparator.kt b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/util/ExecutionStateComparator.kt
index 66ebe12d6505296682744c10c69f182f07d1a16e..8a6b0e9a49362afa401cf3c1279e7f7f6cddf85d 100644
--- a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/util/ExecutionStateComparator.kt
+++ b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/util/ExecutionStateComparator.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package theodolite.util
 
 import theodolite.model.crd.ExecutionCRD
-import theodolite.model.crd.States
+import theodolite.model.crd.ExecutionStates
 
-class ExecutionStateComparator(private val preferredState: States): Comparator<ExecutionCRD> {
+class ExecutionStateComparator(private val preferredState: ExecutionStates): Comparator<ExecutionCRD> {
 
     /**
      * Simple comparator which can be used to order a list of [ExecutionCRD] such that executions with
-     * status [States.RESTART] are before all other executions.
+     * status [ExecutionStates.RESTART] are before all other executions.
      */
     override fun compare(p0: ExecutionCRD, p1: ExecutionCRD): Int {
        return when {
diff --git a/theodolite/src/test/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ControllerTest.kt b/theodolite/src/test/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ControllerTest.kt
index 62a5327d93782c77fdc2194ba1cd64c64d19ebd5..7e0532aff36cac2fb1a1c718415315b8f54052c2 100644
--- a/theodolite/src/test/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ControllerTest.kt
+++ b/theodolite/src/test/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ControllerTest.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package theodolite.execution.operator
 
 import com.google.gson.Gson
 import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder
-import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.Service
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.CustomResourceList
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.server.mock.KubernetesServer
 import io.quarkus.test.junit.QuarkusTest
@@ -14,9 +13,8 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
 import theodolite.benchmark.BenchmarkExecution
 import theodolite.benchmark.KubernetesBenchmark
 import theodolite.model.crd.BenchmarkCRD
+import theodolite.model.crd.BenchmarkStates
 import theodolite.model.crd.ExecutionCRD
-import theodolite.model.crd.ExecutionStatus
-import theodolite.model.crd.States
 
 @QuarkusTest
 class ControllerTest {
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ class ControllerTest {
 
         // benchmark
         val benchmark1 = BenchmarkCRDummy(name = "Test-Benchmark")
-        benchmark1.getCR().status.resourceSets = States.AVAILABLE.value
+        benchmark1.getCR().status.resourceSetsState = BenchmarkStates.READY.value
         val benchmark2 = BenchmarkCRDummy(name = "Test-Benchmark-123")
         benchmarkResourceList.items = listOf(benchmark1.getCR(), benchmark2.getCR())
 
diff --git a/theodolite/src/test/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ExecutionCRDummy.kt b/theodolite/src/test/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ExecutionCRDummy.kt
index 56d46279e8effe1f0b5bf307cd896ebd5b7eb2ee..51347d41b396bf375c14d5580b0f2619ce5b518c 100644
--- a/theodolite/src/test/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ExecutionCRDummy.kt
+++ b/theodolite/src/test/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ExecutionCRDummy.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package theodolite.execution.operator
 import theodolite.benchmark.BenchmarkExecution
 import theodolite.model.crd.ExecutionCRD
 import theodolite.model.crd.ExecutionStatus
-import theodolite.model.crd.States
+import theodolite.model.crd.ExecutionStates
 
 class ExecutionCRDummy(name: String, benchmark: String) {
 
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@ class ExecutionCRDummy(name: String, benchmark: String) {
         execution.configOverrides = mutableListOf()
         execution.name = executionCR.metadata.name
 
-        executionState.executionState = States.PENDING.value
+        executionState.executionState = ExecutionStates.PENDING.value
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/theodolite/src/test/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ExecutionEventHandlerTest.kt b/theodolite/src/test/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ExecutionEventHandlerTest.kt
index 45dbf92d0797b69912e3fe70a02cad8a82cae7df..d8db7ab3b64ce3856984ddbc279ef148aa325e73 100644
--- a/theodolite/src/test/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ExecutionEventHandlerTest.kt
+++ b/theodolite/src/test/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/ExecutionEventHandlerTest.kt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
 import theodolite.k8s.K8sManager
 import theodolite.k8s.resourceLoader.K8sResourceLoaderFromFile
-import theodolite.model.crd.States
+import theodolite.model.crd.ExecutionStates
 import java.lang.Thread.sleep
 
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class ExecutionEventHandlerTest {
         factory.startAllRegisteredInformers()
         sleep(500)
         assertEquals(
-            States.PENDING,
+            ExecutionStates.PENDING,
             stateHandler.getExecutionState(
                 resourceName = executionName
             )
@@ -96,12 +96,12 @@ class ExecutionEventHandlerTest {
         stateHandler
             .setExecutionState(
                 resourceName = executionName,
-                status = States.RUNNING
+                status = ExecutionStates.RUNNING
             )
         factory.startAllRegisteredInformers()
         sleep(500)
         assertEquals(
-            States.RESTART,
+            ExecutionStates.RESTART,
             stateHandler.getExecutionState(
                 resourceName = executionName
             )
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class ExecutionEventHandlerTest {
         sleep(500)
 
         assertEquals(
-            States.PENDING,
+            ExecutionStates.PENDING,
             stateHandler.getExecutionState(
                 resourceName = executionName
             )
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class ExecutionEventHandlerTest {
 
         manager.deploy(executionVersion2)
         assertEquals(
-            States.PENDING,
+            ExecutionStates.PENDING,
             stateHandler.getExecutionState(
                 resourceName = executionName
             )
@@ -141,14 +141,14 @@ class ExecutionEventHandlerTest {
 
         stateHandler.setExecutionState(
             resourceName = executionName,
-            status = States.FINISHED
+            status = ExecutionStates.FINISHED
         )
 
         manager.deploy(executionVersion2)
         sleep(500)
 
         assertEquals(
-            States.PENDING,
+            ExecutionStates.PENDING,
             stateHandler.getExecutionState(
                 resourceName = executionName
             )
@@ -164,14 +164,14 @@ class ExecutionEventHandlerTest {
 
         stateHandler.setExecutionState(
             resourceName = executionName,
-            status = States.FAILURE
+            status = ExecutionStates.FAILURE
         )
 
         manager.deploy(executionVersion2)
         sleep(500)
 
         assertEquals(
-            States.PENDING,
+            ExecutionStates.PENDING,
             stateHandler.getExecutionState(
                 resourceName = executionName
             )
@@ -188,14 +188,14 @@ class ExecutionEventHandlerTest {
 
         stateHandler.setExecutionState(
             resourceName = executionName,
-            status = States.RUNNING
+            status = ExecutionStates.RUNNING
         )
 
         manager.deploy(executionVersion2)
         sleep(500)
 
         assertEquals(
-            States.RESTART,
+            ExecutionStates.RESTART,
             stateHandler.getExecutionState(
                 resourceName = executionName
             )
@@ -211,14 +211,14 @@ class ExecutionEventHandlerTest {
 
         stateHandler.setExecutionState(
             resourceName = executionName,
-            status = States.RESTART
+            status = ExecutionStates.RESTART
         )
 
         manager.deploy(executionVersion2)
         sleep(500)
 
         assertEquals(
-            States.RESTART,
+            ExecutionStates.RESTART,
             stateHandler.getExecutionState(
                 resourceName = executionName
             )
diff --git a/theodolite/src/test/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/StateHandlerTest.kt b/theodolite/src/test/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/StateHandlerTest.kt
index b435b47fddcb58d6444e1fc31304bd355a9e7783..a54f4ed6db559f8f7f15ae82deecf3fedf8b4abe 100644
--- a/theodolite/src/test/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/StateHandlerTest.kt
+++ b/theodolite/src/test/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/StateHandlerTest.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
 import theodolite.k8s.K8sManager
 import theodolite.k8s.resourceLoader.K8sResourceLoaderFromFile
-import theodolite.model.crd.States
+import theodolite.model.crd.ExecutionStates
 import java.time.Duration
 
 class StateHandlerTest {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class StateHandlerTest {
     @DisplayName("Test empty execution state")
     fun executionWithoutExecutionStatusTest() {
         val handler = ExecutionStateHandler(client = server.client)
-        assertEquals(States.NO_STATE, handler.getExecutionState("example-execution"))
+        assertEquals(ExecutionStates.NO_STATE, handler.getExecutionState("example-execution"))
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ class StateHandlerTest {
     fun executionStatusTest() {
         val handler = ExecutionStateHandler(client = server.client)
 
-        assertTrue(handler.setExecutionState("example-execution", States.INTERRUPTED))
-        assertEquals(States.INTERRUPTED, handler.getExecutionState("example-execution"))
+        assertTrue(handler.setExecutionState("example-execution", ExecutionStates.INTERRUPTED))
+        assertEquals(ExecutionStates.INTERRUPTED, handler.getExecutionState("example-execution"))
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/theodolite/src/test/kotlin/theodolite/util/ExecutionStateComparatorTest.kt b/theodolite/src/test/kotlin/theodolite/util/ExecutionStateComparatorTest.kt
index eec029f3878171eb2fd502bf68f549cfce793f23..7332e53f9e1814f28b8ff37a595b31b0eb931ea7 100644
--- a/theodolite/src/test/kotlin/theodolite/util/ExecutionStateComparatorTest.kt
+++ b/theodolite/src/test/kotlin/theodolite/util/ExecutionStateComparatorTest.kt
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 package theodolite.util
 
 import io.quarkus.test.junit.QuarkusTest
-import org.junit.Rule
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
 import theodolite.execution.operator.ExecutionCRDummy
-import theodolite.model.crd.ExecutionCRD
-import theodolite.model.crd.States
+import theodolite.model.crd.ExecutionStates
 
 
 @QuarkusTest
@@ -16,11 +12,11 @@ class ExecutionStateComparatorTest {
 
     @Test
     fun testCompare() {
-        val comparator = ExecutionStateComparator(States.RESTART)
+        val comparator = ExecutionStateComparator(ExecutionStates.RESTART)
         val execution1 = ExecutionCRDummy("dummy1", "default-benchmark")
         val execution2 = ExecutionCRDummy("dummy2", "default-benchmark")
-        execution1.getStatus().executionState = States.RESTART.value
-        execution2.getStatus().executionState = States.PENDING.value
+        execution1.getStatus().executionState = ExecutionStates.RESTART.value
+        execution2.getStatus().executionState = ExecutionStates.PENDING.value
         val list = listOf(execution2.getCR(), execution1.getCR())