diff --git a/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/contact/PendingContactState.java b/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/contact/PendingContactState.java
index 2d8e8812d..9fdb13442 100644
--- a/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/contact/PendingContactState.java
+++ b/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/contact/PendingContactState.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact;
 public enum PendingContactState {
 
 	WAITING_FOR_CONNECTION,
-	CONNECTED,
+	CONNECTING,
 	ADDING_CONTACT,
 	FAILED
 }
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/remote/PendingContactViewHolder.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/remote/PendingContactViewHolder.java
index 3bf020fea..b3c68c802 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/remote/PendingContactViewHolder.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/remote/PendingContactViewHolder.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class PendingContactViewHolder extends ViewHolder {
 						.getColor(status.getContext(), R.color.briar_yellow);
 				status.setText(R.string.waiting_for_contact_to_come_online);
 				break;
-			case CONNECTED:
+			case CONNECTING:
 				status.setText(R.string.connecting);
 				break;
 			case ADDING_CONTACT:
diff --git a/briar-headless/README.md b/briar-headless/README.md
index 0804e6d26..19004e25a 100644
--- a/briar-headless/README.md
+++ b/briar-headless/README.md
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ This will return a JSON array of pending contacts and their states:
 The state can be one of these values:
 
   * `waiting_for_connection`
-  * `connected`
+  * `connecting`
   * `adding_contact`
   * `failed`
 
diff --git a/briar-headless/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/contact/OutputPendingContact.kt b/briar-headless/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/contact/OutputPendingContact.kt
index 853e0eb1f..b6226b627 100644
--- a/briar-headless/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/contact/OutputPendingContact.kt
+++ b/briar-headless/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/contact/OutputPendingContact.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ internal fun PendingContact.output() = JsonDict(
 
 internal fun PendingContactState.output() = when(this) {
     WAITING_FOR_CONNECTION -> "waiting_for_connection"
-    CONNECTED -> "connected"
+    CONNECTING -> "connecting"
     ADDING_CONTACT -> "adding_contact"
     FAILED -> "failed"
     else -> throw AssertionError()