diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/helpers/handlebars.coffee b/assets/scripts/app/helpers/handlebars.coffee
index 5d120f99..0dd474d4 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/helpers/handlebars.coffee
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/helpers/handlebars.coffee
@@ -176,3 +176,8 @@ Ember.Handlebars.registerBoundHelper 'formatLog', (log, options) ->
   item = parentView.get(options.item)
   Travis.Helpers.formatLog(log, repo, item) || ''
 
+Ember.Handlebars.registerBoundHelper 'humanize-state', (state) ->
+  if state == 'received'
+    'booting'
+  else
+    state
diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/templates/builds/show.hbs b/assets/scripts/app/templates/builds/show.hbs
index 88907014..615deabe 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/templates/builds/show.hbs
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/templates/builds/show.hbs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="right">
       <div class="build-status">
-        {{#link-to "build" repo build}}#{{build.number}} {{build.state}}{{/link-to}}
+        {{#link-to "build" repo build}}#{{build.number}} {{humanize-state build.state}}{{/link-to}}
       </div>
 
       <div class="runtime">
diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/templates/jobs/show.hbs b/assets/scripts/app/templates/jobs/show.hbs
index a0139070..9dfdfd01 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/templates/jobs/show.hbs
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/templates/jobs/show.hbs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
       </div>
       <div class="right">
         <div class="build-status">
-          {{#link-to "job" repo job}}#{{job.number}} {{job.state}}{{/link-to}}
+          {{#link-to "job" repo job}}#{{job.number}} {{humanize-state job.state}}{{/link-to}}
         </div>
 
         <div class="runtime">