diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_widget.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_widget.js.coffee
index 31f5cb93a51..963a0550c35 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_widget.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_widget.js.coffee
@@ -55,12 +55,13 @@ class @MergeRequestWidget
       $('.mr-state-widget').replaceWith(data)
 
   ciLabelForStatus: (status) ->
-    if status is 'success'
-      'passed'
-    else if status is 'success_with_warnings'
-      'passed with warnings'
-    else
-      status
+    switch status
+      when 'success'
+        'passed'
+      when 'success_with_warnings'
+        'passed with warnings'
+      else
+        status
 
   pollCIStatus: ->
     @fetchBuildStatusInterval = setInterval ( =>
diff --git a/app/helpers/ci_status_helper.rb b/app/helpers/ci_status_helper.rb
index c9217b846e7..44b8b7f6ca1 100644
--- a/app/helpers/ci_status_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/ci_status_helper.rb
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ module CiStatusHelper
   end
 
   def ci_label_for_status(status)
-    if status == 'success'
+    case status
+    when 'success'
       'passed'
-    elsif status == 'success_with_warnings'
+    when 'success_with_warnings'
       'passed with warnings'
     else
       status