diff --git a/Content.Server/Disposal/Unit/EntitySystems/DisposalUnitSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Disposal/Unit/EntitySystems/DisposalUnitSystem.cs
index 2657512d75..2e16e72ac5 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Disposal/Unit/EntitySystems/DisposalUnitSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Disposal/Unit/EntitySystems/DisposalUnitSystem.cs
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Disposal.Unit.EntitySystems
 
         public void UpdateInterface(DisposalUnitComponent component, bool powered)
         {
-            var stateString = Loc.GetString($"{component.State}");
+            var stateString = Loc.GetString($"disposal-unit-state-{component.State}");
             var state = new SharedDisposalUnitComponent.DisposalUnitBoundUserInterfaceState(Name(component.Owner), stateString, EstimatedFullPressure(component), powered, component.Engaged);
             _ui.TrySetUiState(component.Owner, SharedDisposalUnitComponent.DisposalUnitUiKey.Key, state);
 
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/disposal/unit/components/disposal-unit-component.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/disposal/unit/components/disposal-unit-component.ftl
index 51cf695201..f5989003ab 100644
--- a/Resources/Locale/en-US/disposal/unit/components/disposal-unit-component.ftl
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/disposal/unit/components/disposal-unit-component.ftl
@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@ disposal-eject-verb-get-data-text = Eject contents
 disposal-unit-no-hands = You don't have hands!
 
 ## missed
-disposal-unit-thrown-missed = Missed!
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+disposal-unit-thrown-missed = Missed!
+
+# state
+disposal-unit-state-Ready = Ready
+disposal-unit-state-Pressurizing = Pressurizing