diff --git a/result/overall.go b/result/overall.go
index b740a21..828cfec 100644
--- a/result/overall.go
+++ b/result/overall.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func (o *Overall) GetStatus() int {
 		)
 
 		for _, sc := range o.PartialResults {
-			switch sc.getState() {
+			switch sc.GetStatus() {
 			case check.Critical:
 				criticals++
 			case check.Warning:
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ func (s *PartialResult) SetState(state int) error {
 }
 
 // nolint: unused
-func (s *PartialResult) getState() int {
+func (s *PartialResult) GetStatus() int {
 	if s.stateSetExplicitely {
 		return s.state
 	}
diff --git a/result/overall_test.go b/result/overall_test.go
index 021e9e1..5d064b2 100644
--- a/result/overall_test.go
+++ b/result/overall_test.go
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ func TestDefaultStates2(t *testing.T) {
 
 	overall.AddSubcheck(subcheck)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, check.Unknown, subcheck.getState())
+	assert.Equal(t, check.Unknown, subcheck.GetStatus())
 	assert.Equal(t, check.Unknown, overall.GetStatus())
 }