diff --git a/common/include/ivy/status.h b/common/include/ivy/status.h
index 1d2055e..aba7080 100644
--- a/common/include/ivy/status.h
+++ b/common/include/ivy/status.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ enum ivy_status {
 	IVY_ERR_BAD_SYNTAX = -3,
 	IVY_ERR_NO_MEMORY = -4,
 	IVY_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED = -5,
+	IVY_ERR_INTERNAL_FAILURE = -6,
 };
 
 IVY_API const char *ivy_status_to_string(enum ivy_status status);
diff --git a/common/status.c b/common/status.c
index 64738d2..a4d8fd7 100644
--- a/common/status.c
+++ b/common/status.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const char *ivy_status_to_string(enum ivy_status status)
 		ENUM_STR(IVY_ERR_BAD_SYNTAX);
 		ENUM_STR(IVY_ERR_NO_MEMORY);
 		ENUM_STR(IVY_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED);
+		ENUM_STR(IVY_ERR_INTERNAL_FAILURE);
 	default:
 		return "";
 	}