diff --git a/lib/bitbucket_server/representation/pull_request.rb b/lib/bitbucket_server/representation/pull_request.rb
index 4bb00d22b0c70c5f0fa87641ac49aac839d9a877..c3e927d8de7b2ff8b2d52802fcb14b208410b1a6 100644
--- a/lib/bitbucket_server/representation/pull_request.rb
+++ b/lib/bitbucket_server/representation/pull_request.rb
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ module BitbucketServer
       end
 
       def state
-        if raw['state'] == 'MERGED'
+        case raw['state']
+        when 'MERGED'
           'merged'
-        elsif raw['state'] == 'DECLINED'
+        when 'DECLINED'
           'closed'
         else
           'opened'