diff --git a/senlin/common/consts.py b/senlin/common/consts.py
index 650927cf9..caa0cc18f 100644
--- a/senlin/common/consts.py
+++ b/senlin/common/consts.py
@@ -94,6 +94,14 @@ CLUSTER_STATUSES = (
     'CHECKING', 'RECOVERING', 'CRITICAL', 'ERROR', 'WARNING',
 )
 
+NODE_STATUSES = (
+    NS_INIT, NS_ACTIVE, NS_ERROR, NS_WARNING, NS_CREATING, NS_UPDATING,
+    NS_DELETING, NS_RECOVERING
+) = (
+    'INIT', 'ACTIVE', 'ERROR', 'WARNING', 'CREATING', 'UPDATING',
+    'DELETING', 'RECOVERING'
+)
+
 CLUSTER_SORT_KEYS = [
     CLUSTER_NAME, CLUSTER_STATUS,
     CLUSTER_INIT_AT, CLUSTER_CREATED_AT, CLUSTER_UPDATED_AT,
diff --git a/senlin/engine/node.py b/senlin/engine/node.py
index de569967f..9984ba0a1 100644
--- a/senlin/engine/node.py
+++ b/senlin/engine/node.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Node(object):
     executed.
     """
 
-    statuses = (
+    STATUSES = (
         INIT, ACTIVE, ERROR, WARNING, CREATING, UPDATING, DELETING,
         RECOVERING
     ) = (