diff --git a/asyncua/client/client.py b/asyncua/client/client.py
index 113a1b296..d20f3fb86 100644
--- a/asyncua/client/client.py
+++ b/asyncua/client/client.py
@@ -520,11 +520,11 @@ async def _monitor_server_loop(self):
                 _ = await self.nodes.server_state.read_value()
         except ConnectionError as e:
             _logger.info("connection error in watchdog loop %s", e, exc_info=True)
-            await self.uaclient.inform_subscriptions(ua.StatusCodes.BadShutdown)
+            await self.uaclient.inform_subscriptions(ua.StatusCode(ua.StatusCodes.BadShutdown))
             raise
         except Exception:
             _logger.exception("Error in watchdog loop")
-            await self.uaclient.inform_subscriptions(ua.StatusCodes.BadShutdown)
+            await self.uaclient.inform_subscriptions(ua.StatusCode(ua.StatusCodes.BadShutdown))
             raise
 
     async def _renew_channel_loop(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_connections.py b/tests/test_connections.py
index 8b2785301..df6aff299 100644
--- a/tests/test_connections.py
+++ b/tests/test_connections.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def status_change_notification(self, status: ua.StatusChangeNotification):
             # check if connection is alive
             await cl.check_connection()
         # check if the status_change_notification was triggered
-        assert myhandler.status == ua.StatusCodes.BadShutdown
+        assert myhandler.status.value == ua.StatusCodes.BadShutdown
         # check if exception is correct rethrown on second call
         with pytest.raises(ConnectionError):
             await cl.check_connection()