diff --git a/satellite/nodeevents/mocknotifier.go b/satellite/nodeevents/mocknotifier.go
index f600b71b8..d2a4f6f2d 100644
--- a/satellite/nodeevents/mocknotifier.go
+++ b/satellite/nodeevents/mocknotifier.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/zeebo/errs"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
@@ -34,34 +33,10 @@ func (m *MockNotifier) Notify(ctx context.Context, satellite string, events []No
 	}
 	nodeIDs = strings.TrimSuffix(nodeIDs, ",")
 
-	eventString, err := typeToString(events[0].Event)
+	name, err := events[0].Event.Name()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	m.log.Info("node operator notified", zap.String("email", events[0].Email), zap.String("event", eventString), zap.String("node IDs", nodeIDs))
+	m.log.Info("node operator notified", zap.String("email", events[0].Email), zap.String("event", name), zap.String("node IDs", nodeIDs))
 	return nil
 }
-
-func typeToString(event Type) (desc string, err error) {
-	switch event {
-	case Online:
-		desc = "online"
-	case Offline:
-		desc = "offline"
-	case Disqualified:
-		desc = "disqualified"
-	case UnknownAuditSuspended:
-		desc = "unknown audit suspended"
-	case UnknownAuditUnsuspended:
-		desc = "unknown audit unsuspended"
-	case OfflineSuspended:
-		desc = "offline suspended"
-	case OfflineUnsuspended:
-		desc = "offline unsuspended"
-	case BelowMinVersion:
-		desc = "below minimum version"
-	default:
-		err = errs.New("event type has no description")
-	}
-	return desc, err
-}
diff --git a/satellite/nodeevents/types.go b/satellite/nodeevents/types.go
index 6901d4663..0fa71353c 100644
--- a/satellite/nodeevents/types.go
+++ b/satellite/nodeevents/types.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 package nodeevents
 
+import "github.com/zeebo/errs"
+
 // Type is a type of node event.
 type Type int
 
@@ -23,4 +25,38 @@ const (
 	OfflineUnsuspended
 	// BelowMinVersion indicates that the node's software is below the minimum version.
 	BelowMinVersion
+
+	onlineName                  = "online"
+	offlineName                 = "offline"
+	disqualifiedName            = "disqualified"
+	unknownAuditSuspendedName   = "unknown audit suspended"
+	unknownAuditUnsuspendedName = "unknown audit unsuspended"
+	offlineSuspendedName        = "offline suspended"
+	offlineUnsuspendedName      = "offline unsuspended"
+	belowMinVersionName         = "below minimum version"
 )
+
+// Name returns the name of the node event Type.
+func (t Type) Name() (name string, err error) {
+	switch t {
+	case Online:
+		name = onlineName
+	case Offline:
+		name = offlineName
+	case Disqualified:
+		name = disqualifiedName
+	case UnknownAuditSuspended:
+		name = unknownAuditSuspendedName
+	case UnknownAuditUnsuspended:
+		name = unknownAuditUnsuspendedName
+	case OfflineSuspended:
+		name = offlineSuspendedName
+	case OfflineUnsuspended:
+		name = offlineUnsuspendedName
+	case BelowMinVersion:
+		name = belowMinVersionName
+	default:
+		err = errs.New("invalid Type")
+	}
+	return name, err
+}
diff --git a/satellite/satellitedb/nodeevents.go b/satellite/satellitedb/nodeevents.go
index bfc2da15e..31b0cba21 100644
--- a/satellite/satellitedb/nodeevents.go
+++ b/satellite/satellitedb/nodeevents.go
@@ -31,12 +31,16 @@ func (ne *nodeEvents) Insert(ctx context.Context, email string, nodeID storj.Nod
 	if err != nil {
 		return nodeEvent, err
 	}
+	name, err := eventType.Name()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nodeEvent, err
+	}
 	entry, err := ne.db.Create_NodeEvent(ctx, dbx.NodeEvent_Id(id.Bytes()), dbx.NodeEvent_Email(email), dbx.NodeEvent_NodeId(nodeID.Bytes()), dbx.NodeEvent_Event(int(eventType)), dbx.NodeEvent_Create_Fields{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nodeEvent, err
 	}
 
-	ne.db.log.Info("node event inserted", zap.Int("type", int(eventType)), zap.String("email", email), zap.String("node ID", nodeID.String()))
+	ne.db.log.Info("node event inserted", zap.String("name", name), zap.String("email", email), zap.String("node ID", nodeID.String()))
 
 	return fromDBX(entry)
 }