diff --git a/src/tc/lib/src/status.rs b/src/tc/lib/src/status.rs
index e0d370136..df5332401 100644
--- a/src/tc/lib/src/status.rs
+++ b/src/tc/lib/src/status.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ impl From<TCStatus> for Status {
             TCStatus::Completed => Status::Completed,
             TCStatus::Deleted => Status::Deleted,
             TCStatus::Recurring => Status::Recurring,
-            _ => Status::Unknown(format!("unknown TCStatus {}", status as u32)),
+            _ => Status::Unknown(format!("unknown TCStatus {}", status as i32)),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -58,3 +58,16 @@ impl From<Status> for TCStatus {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn conversion_from_unknown_tc_status_provides_discriminant_in_message() {
+        let tc_status = TCStatus::Unknown;
+        let status = Status::from(tc_status);
+
+        assert!(matches!(status, Status::Unknown(msg) if msg == "unknown TCStatus -1"));
+    }
+}