diff --git a/backend/src/handlers/ticket.rs b/backend/src/handlers/ticket.rs
index 6693d31..cb31d38 100644
--- a/backend/src/handlers/ticket.rs
+++ b/backend/src/handlers/ticket.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub async fn create_ticket(
     .bind(body.category.to_string())
     .bind(body.description.to_string())
     .bind(body.betreff.to_string())
-    .bind(body.room.to_string())
+    .bind(body.room)
     .execute(&data.db)
     .await;
 
diff --git a/backend/src/models.rs b/backend/src/models.rs
index 4039236..7365775 100644
--- a/backend/src/models.rs
+++ b/backend/src/models.rs
@@ -3,56 +3,14 @@ use std::fmt::Display;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use sqlx::{Decode, prelude::Type};
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize, Type)]
-pub enum Category {
-    WhiteboardBeamer,
-    Internet,
-    IPadKoffer,
-    AppleTV,
-    DocuCam,
-    Sonstiges,
-}
-
-impl Display for Category {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        match self {
-            Self::WhiteboardBeamer => write!(f, "Whiteboard Beamer"),
-            Self::Internet => write!(f, "Internet"),
-            Self::IPadKoffer => write!(f, "IPad Koffer"),
-            Self::AppleTV => write!(f, "Apple TV"),
-            Self::DocuCam => write!(f, "Docu Cam"),
-            Self::Sonstiges => write!(f, "Sonstiges"),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize, Type)]
-pub enum Status {
-    ToDo,
-    InProgress,
-    Done,
-    Archived,
-}
-
-impl Display for Status {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        match self {
-            Self::ToDo => write!(f, "ToDo"),
-            Self::InProgress => write!(f, "InProgress"),
-            Self::Done => write!(f, "Done"),
-            Self::Archived => write!(f, "Archived"),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Debug, sqlx::FromRow)]
 pub struct Ticket {
     pub id: i32,
-    pub category: Category,
+    pub category: String,
     pub betreff: String,
     pub description: String,
     pub room: i16,
-    pub status: Status,
+    pub status: String,
     pub date: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
     pub user_id: i16,
 }
@@ -60,11 +18,11 @@ pub struct Ticket {
 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct TicketResponse {
     pub id: i32,
-    pub category: Category,
+    pub category: String,
     pub betreff: String,
     pub description: String,
     pub room: i16,
-    pub status: Status,
+    pub status: String,
     pub date: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
     pub user_id: i16,
 }
@@ -79,7 +37,7 @@ pub struct User {
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug)]
 pub struct TicketCreateScheme {
-    pub category: Category,
+    pub category: String,
     pub betreff: String,
     pub description: String,
     pub room: i16,
diff --git a/migrations/20260422094704_types.down.sql b/migrations/20260422094704_types.down.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 9fca44c..0000000
--- a/migrations/20260422094704_types.down.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-DROP TYPE category;
-DROP TYPE status;
diff --git a/migrations/20260422094704_types.up.sql b/migrations/20260422094704_types.up.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ed4011..0000000
--- a/migrations/20260422094704_types.up.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-CREATE TYPE category AS ENUM('Whiteboard Beamer', 'Internet', 'iPad Koffer', 'Apple TV', 'Docu Cam', 'Sonstiges');
-CREATE TYPE status AS ENUM('ToDo', 'InProgress', 'Done', 'Archived');
diff --git a/migrations/20260422094706_ticket_table.sql b/migrations/20260422094706_ticket_table.sql
index c44c931..6f08af4 100644
--- a/migrations/20260422094706_ticket_table.sql
+++ b/migrations/20260422094706_ticket_table.sql
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tickets (
     id INTEGER GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
-    category category NOT NULL DEFAULT 'Sonstiges',
+    category VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'Sonstiges',
     betreff VARCHAR(100),
     description TEXT,
     room SMALLINT,
-    status status NOT NULL DEFAULT 'ToDo',
+    status VARCHAR(15) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'ToDo',
     date TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
     user_id SMALLINT
 );