diff --git a/virtualizationservice/src/crosvm.rs b/virtualizationservice/src/crosvm.rs
index 0fdc293..406054c 100644
--- a/virtualizationservice/src/crosvm.rs
+++ b/virtualizationservice/src/crosvm.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 const CROSVM_PLATFORM_VERSION: &str = "1.0.0";
 
 /// The exit status which crosvm returns when it has an error starting a VM.
-const CROSVM_ERROR_STATUS: i32 = 1;
+const CROSVM_START_ERROR_STATUS: i32 = 1;
 /// The exit status which crosvm returns when a VM requests a reboot.
 const CROSVM_REBOOT_STATUS: i32 = 32;
 /// The exit status which crosvm returns when it crashes due to an error.
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@
         match status.code() {
             None => DeathReason::KILLED,
             Some(0) => DeathReason::SHUTDOWN,
-            Some(CROSVM_ERROR_STATUS) => DeathReason::ERROR,
+            Some(CROSVM_START_ERROR_STATUS) => DeathReason::START_FAILED,
             Some(CROSVM_REBOOT_STATUS) => DeathReason::REBOOT,
             Some(CROSVM_CRASH_STATUS) => DeathReason::CRASH,
             Some(CROSVM_WATCHDOG_REBOOT_STATUS) => DeathReason::WATCHDOG_REBOOT,