diff --git a/src/plugins/select/bluegene/bg_core.c b/src/plugins/select/bluegene/bg_core.c
index 83ff79f77d144f428c59d824e1de59dbfd6eef78..a6eade8fcffc2e2b5a65ffd142f69b1ce604a1cc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/select/bluegene/bg_core.c
+++ b/src/plugins/select/bluegene/bg_core.c
@@ -579,6 +579,8 @@ extern const char *bg_err_str(int inx)
 		return "Slurm Success";
 	case SLURM_ERROR:
 		return "Slurm Error";
+	case BG_ERROR_INVALID_STATE:
+		return "Invalid State";
 	case BG_ERROR_BLOCK_NOT_FOUND:
 		return "Block not found";
 	case BG_ERROR_BOOT_ERROR: