diff --git a/mo/db.py b/mo/db.py
index bf4bc21bef92a25a857cf088920e911027a5e1a3..92ee8d0e3bd0c95b73fd4df0fc4857e80cc786bc 100644
--- a/mo/db.py
+++ b/mo/db.py
@@ -55,12 +55,15 @@ class MOEnum(str, PythonEnum):
         return name
 
     @classmethod
-    def choices(enum):
+    def choices(enum) -> List[Tuple[str, str]]:
         out = []
         for item in enum:
             out.append((item.name, item.friendly_name()))
         return out
 
+    def friendly_name(self) -> str:
+        return str(self)
+
     @classmethod
     def coerce(enum, name):
         if isinstance(name, enum):