diff --git a/src/config/param_variant.go b/src/config/param_variant.go
index abf5c6da..5e45acb3 100644
--- a/src/config/param_variant.go
+++ b/src/config/param_variant.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func AddVariantParam(cmd *cobra.Command) *StringParam {
 		},
 		v: paramValueString{
 			value:        "",
-			defaultValue: string(variant.Relaxed),
+			defaultValue: variant.Relaxed.Name(),
 		},
 	}
 	param.addToCommand(cmd)
diff --git a/src/engine/tcr_test.go b/src/engine/tcr_test.go
index 8462a366..7d3de7cb 100644
--- a/src/engine/tcr_test.go
+++ b/src/engine/tcr_test.go
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ func Test_get_session_info(t *testing.T) {
 		ToolchainName:     "fake-toolchain",
 		VCSName:           fake.Name,
 		VCSSessionSummary: "VCS session \"" + fake.Name + "\"",
-		Variant:           string(variant.Relaxed),
+		Variant:           variant.Relaxed.Name(),
 		GitAutoPush:       false,
 	}
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, tcr.GetSessionInfo())
diff --git a/src/engine/tcr_test_fake.go b/src/engine/tcr_test_fake.go
index 2768819a..174cdc48 100644
--- a/src/engine/tcr_test_fake.go
+++ b/src/engine/tcr_test_fake.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func NewFakeTCREngine() *FakeTCREngine {
 			VCSSessionSummary: "VCS session \"fake\"",
 			GitAutoPush:       false,
 			CommitOnFail:      false,
-			Variant:           string(variant.Relaxed),
+			Variant:           variant.Relaxed.Name(),
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/variant/variant.go b/src/variant/variant.go
index 04e952ec..cf85130c 100644
--- a/src/variant/variant.go
+++ b/src/variant/variant.go
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ package variant
 // https://medium.com/@tdeniffel/tcr-variants-test-commit-revert-bf6bd84b17d3
 type Variant string
 
+func (v Variant) Name() string {
+	return string(v)
+}
+
 const (
 	Relaxed Variant = "relaxed"
 	BTCR    Variant = "btcr"
diff --git a/src/variant/variant_test.go b/src/variant/variant_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce24b9b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/variant/variant_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+Copyright (c) 2023 Murex
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+package variant
+
+import (
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func Test_get_variant_name(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		desc     string
+		variant  Variant
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{"relaxed", Relaxed, "relaxed"},
+		{"btcr", BTCR, "btcr"},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, test.expected, test.variant.Name())
+		})
+	}
+}