diff --git a/xC.c b/xC.c
index c35c158..a378421 100644
--- a/xC.c
+++ b/xC.c
@@ -9940,20 +9940,27 @@ lua_server_gc (lua_State *L)
 	return lua_weak_gc (L, &lua_server_info);
 }
 
+static const char *
+lua_server_state_to_string (enum server_state state)
+{
+	switch (state)
+	{
+	case IRC_DISCONNECTED: return "disconnected";
+	case IRC_CONNECTING:   return "connecting";
+	case IRC_CONNECTED:    return "connected";
+	case IRC_REGISTERED:   return "registered";
+	case IRC_CLOSING:      return "closing";
+	case IRC_HALF_CLOSED:  return "half-closed";
+	}
+	return "?";
+}
+
 static int
 lua_server_get_state (lua_State *L)
 {
 	struct lua_weak *wrapper = lua_weak_deref (L, &lua_server_info);
 	struct server *server = wrapper->object;
-	switch (server->state)
-	{
-	case IRC_DISCONNECTED: lua_pushstring (L, "disconnected"); break;
-	case IRC_CONNECTING:   lua_pushstring (L, "connecting");   break;
-	case IRC_CONNECTED:    lua_pushstring (L, "connected");    break;
-	case IRC_REGISTERED:   lua_pushstring (L, "registered");   break;
-	case IRC_CLOSING:      lua_pushstring (L, "closing");      break;
-	case IRC_HALF_CLOSED:  lua_pushstring (L, "half_closed");  break;
-	}
+	lua_pushstring (L, lua_server_state_to_string (server->state));
 	return 1;
 }