diff --git a/models/story-category.go b/models/story-category.go
index 6af46ae..00a6d8b 100644
--- a/models/story-category.go
+++ b/models/story-category.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package models
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 )
@@ -35,15 +36,14 @@ func (e *StoryCategory) IsValid() bool {
 func (e *StoryCategory) UnmarshalGQL(v interface{}) error {
 	str, ok := v.(string)
 	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("enums must be strings")
+		return errors.New("enums must be strings")
 	}
 
+	*e = StoryCategory(str)
 	if !e.IsValid() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%s is not a valid StoryCategory", str)
+		return fmt.Errorf("\"%s\" is not a valid StoryCategory", str)
 	}
 
-	*e = StoryCategory(str)
-
 	return nil
 }