diff --git a/endpoints/states.get.py b/endpoints/states.get.py
index 82a4eef..47f0118 100644
--- a/endpoints/states.get.py
+++ b/endpoints/states.get.py
@@ -2,20 +2,20 @@
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException, status
 from typing import List
-import httpx
 from core.models.country import Country
 from core.schemas.country import CountrySchema
+import httpx
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
-@router.get("/states", status_code=200, response_model=List[CountrySchema])
+@router.get("/states", response_model=List[CountrySchema], status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)
 async def get_countries():
-    """Get list of countries from external API"""
+    """Get list of countries from third party API"""
     async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
         response = await client.get("https://restcountries.com/v3.1/all")
         if response.status_code != 200:
             raise HTTPException(
                 status_code=status.HTTP_503_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
-                detail="Unable to fetch countries data"
+                detail="Unable to fetch countries from external API"
             )
         return response.json()
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