diff --git a/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-c280b9abf116b5a66f143930fac11009b7f280931fead45a761f89f7b3fdea8b.json b/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-15779eadd05e60411e51367c91c9ef6222b0c25bbaa0289cf9a205ea401c8457.json
similarity index 79%
rename from packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-c280b9abf116b5a66f143930fac11009b7f280931fead45a761f89f7b3fdea8b.json
rename to packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-15779eadd05e60411e51367c91c9ef6222b0c25bbaa0289cf9a205ea401c8457.json
index 1664558b4cf..053ad2b78b5 100644
--- a/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-c280b9abf116b5a66f143930fac11009b7f280931fead45a761f89f7b3fdea8b.json
+++ b/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-15779eadd05e60411e51367c91c9ef6222b0c25bbaa0289cf9a205ea401c8457.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "db_name": "SQLite",
-  "query": "\n\t\tSELECT\n\t\t\tid AS \"id!: String\",\n\t\t\tinstance_id,\n\t\t\tkind AS \"kind!: String\",\n\t\t\tstatus AS \"status!: String\",\n\t\t\tstate AS \"state!: String\",\n\t\t\tcreated AS \"created!: i64\",\n\t\t\tmodified AS \"modified!: i64\",\n\t\t\tfinished,\n\t\t\tdismissed AS \"dismissed!: i64\"\n\t\tFROM install_jobs\n\t\tWHERE id = ?\n\t\t",
+  "query": "\n\t\tSELECT\n\t\t\tid AS \"id!: String\",\n\t\t\tinstance_id,\n\t\t\tkind AS \"kind!: String\",\n\t\t\tstatus AS \"status!: String\",\n\t\t\tjson(state) AS \"state!: String\",\n\t\t\tcreated AS \"created!: i64\",\n\t\t\tmodified AS \"modified!: i64\",\n\t\t\tfinished,\n\t\t\tdismissed AS \"dismissed!: i64\"\n\t\tFROM install_jobs\n\t\tWHERE id = ?\n\t\t",
   "describe": {
     "columns": [
       {
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@
       true,
       false,
       false,
-      false,
+      null,
       false,
       false,
       true,
       false
     ]
   },
-  "hash": "c280b9abf116b5a66f143930fac11009b7f280931fead45a761f89f7b3fdea8b"
+  "hash": "15779eadd05e60411e51367c91c9ef6222b0c25bbaa0289cf9a205ea401c8457"
 }
diff --git a/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-292785598cdf815a69bed6f31d2159d689861c0fa57571e727ac9602c4e05a6d.json b/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-1f778f4aebf65f0ec289bad1448edc640dea4ba9b6974340ee97854efed8bae4.json
similarity index 73%
rename from packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-292785598cdf815a69bed6f31d2159d689861c0fa57571e727ac9602c4e05a6d.json
rename to packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-1f778f4aebf65f0ec289bad1448edc640dea4ba9b6974340ee97854efed8bae4.json
index a4d38cda255..e71b097fd84 100644
--- a/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-292785598cdf815a69bed6f31d2159d689861c0fa57571e727ac9602c4e05a6d.json
+++ b/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-1f778f4aebf65f0ec289bad1448edc640dea4ba9b6974340ee97854efed8bae4.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "db_name": "SQLite",
-  "query": "\n\t\t\tSELECT\n\t\t\t\tid AS \"id!: String\",\n\t\t\t\tinstance_id,\n\t\t\t\tkind AS \"kind!: String\",\n\t\t\t\tstatus AS \"status!: String\",\n\t\t\t\tstate AS \"state!: String\",\n\t\t\t\tcreated AS \"created!: i64\",\n\t\t\t\tmodified AS \"modified!: i64\",\n\t\t\t\tfinished,\n\t\t\t\tdismissed AS \"dismissed!: i64\"\n\t\t\tFROM install_jobs\n\t\t\tWHERE dismissed = 0 AND status IN ('queued', 'running', 'failed', 'interrupted')\n\t\t\tORDER BY created ASC\n\t\t\t",
+  "query": "\n\t\t\tSELECT\n\t\t\t\tid AS \"id!: String\",\n\t\t\t\tinstance_id,\n\t\t\t\tkind AS \"kind!: String\",\n\t\t\t\tstatus AS \"status!: String\",\n\t\t\t\tjson(state) AS \"state!: String\",\n\t\t\t\tcreated AS \"created!: i64\",\n\t\t\t\tmodified AS \"modified!: i64\",\n\t\t\t\tfinished,\n\t\t\t\tdismissed AS \"dismissed!: i64\"\n\t\t\tFROM install_jobs\n\t\t\tWHERE dismissed = 0 AND status IN ('queued', 'running', 'failed', 'interrupted')\n\t\t\tORDER BY created ASC\n\t\t\t",
   "describe": {
     "columns": [
       {
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@
       true,
       false,
       false,
-      false,
+      null,
       false,
       false,
       true,
       false
     ]
   },
-  "hash": "292785598cdf815a69bed6f31d2159d689861c0fa57571e727ac9602c4e05a6d"
+  "hash": "1f778f4aebf65f0ec289bad1448edc640dea4ba9b6974340ee97854efed8bae4"
 }
diff --git a/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-8ed032e3cddd751ae19257c08a549774ad7aefdfb98d9e5cacad1d9d5be4cb78.json b/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-67109d9f8d123bc89c5c07d46cbba1a15e90793fff78d6a0413e58d5cba6a528.json
similarity index 76%
rename from packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-8ed032e3cddd751ae19257c08a549774ad7aefdfb98d9e5cacad1d9d5be4cb78.json
rename to packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-67109d9f8d123bc89c5c07d46cbba1a15e90793fff78d6a0413e58d5cba6a528.json
index 94c024afc61..b259bb9f3ff 100644
--- a/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-8ed032e3cddd751ae19257c08a549774ad7aefdfb98d9e5cacad1d9d5be4cb78.json
+++ b/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-67109d9f8d123bc89c5c07d46cbba1a15e90793fff78d6a0413e58d5cba6a528.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "db_name": "SQLite",
-  "query": "\n\t\tSELECT\n\t\t\tid AS \"id!: String\",\n\t\t\tinstance_id,\n\t\t\tkind AS \"kind!: String\",\n\t\t\tstatus AS \"status!: String\",\n\t\t\tstate AS \"state!: String\",\n\t\t\tcreated AS \"created!: i64\",\n\t\t\tmodified AS \"modified!: i64\",\n\t\t\tfinished,\n\t\t\tdismissed AS \"dismissed!: i64\"\n\t\tFROM install_jobs\n\t\tWHERE status IN ('queued', 'running')\n\t\tORDER BY created ASC\n\t\t",
+  "query": "\n\t\tSELECT\n\t\t\tid AS \"id!: String\",\n\t\t\tinstance_id,\n\t\t\tkind AS \"kind!: String\",\n\t\t\tstatus AS \"status!: String\",\n\t\t\tjson(state) AS \"state!: String\",\n\t\t\tcreated AS \"created!: i64\",\n\t\t\tmodified AS \"modified!: i64\",\n\t\t\tfinished,\n\t\t\tdismissed AS \"dismissed!: i64\"\n\t\tFROM install_jobs\n\t\tWHERE status IN ('queued', 'running')\n\t\tORDER BY created ASC\n\t\t",
   "describe": {
     "columns": [
       {
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@
       true,
       false,
       false,
-      false,
+      null,
       false,
       false,
       true,
       false
     ]
   },
-  "hash": "8ed032e3cddd751ae19257c08a549774ad7aefdfb98d9e5cacad1d9d5be4cb78"
+  "hash": "67109d9f8d123bc89c5c07d46cbba1a15e90793fff78d6a0413e58d5cba6a528"
 }
diff --git a/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-1dd81b3ad9385bee89722711f41056178bd088841064a4b3086cdcf2458632ad.json b/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-c6bdc28338f3668ff2a320368f783293c458336d82332b1618acf8bcf0ad4d79.json
similarity index 76%
rename from packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-1dd81b3ad9385bee89722711f41056178bd088841064a4b3086cdcf2458632ad.json
rename to packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-c6bdc28338f3668ff2a320368f783293c458336d82332b1618acf8bcf0ad4d79.json
index 8719dbd0474..8f49510345b 100644
--- a/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-1dd81b3ad9385bee89722711f41056178bd088841064a4b3086cdcf2458632ad.json
+++ b/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-c6bdc28338f3668ff2a320368f783293c458336d82332b1618acf8bcf0ad4d79.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "db_name": "SQLite",
-  "query": "\n\t\t\tSELECT\n\t\t\t\tid AS \"id!: String\",\n\t\t\t\tinstance_id,\n\t\t\t\tkind AS \"kind!: String\",\n\t\t\t\tstatus AS \"status!: String\",\n\t\t\t\tstate AS \"state!: String\",\n\t\t\t\tcreated AS \"created!: i64\",\n\t\t\t\tmodified AS \"modified!: i64\",\n\t\t\t\tfinished,\n\t\t\t\tdismissed AS \"dismissed!: i64\"\n\t\t\tFROM install_jobs\n\t\t\tWHERE dismissed = 0\n\t\t\tORDER BY created ASC\n\t\t\t",
+  "query": "\n\t\t\tSELECT\n\t\t\t\tid AS \"id!: String\",\n\t\t\t\tinstance_id,\n\t\t\t\tkind AS \"kind!: String\",\n\t\t\t\tstatus AS \"status!: String\",\n\t\t\t\tjson(state) AS \"state!: String\",\n\t\t\t\tcreated AS \"created!: i64\",\n\t\t\t\tmodified AS \"modified!: i64\",\n\t\t\t\tfinished,\n\t\t\t\tdismissed AS \"dismissed!: i64\"\n\t\t\tFROM install_jobs\n\t\t\tWHERE dismissed = 0\n\t\t\tORDER BY created ASC\n\t\t\t",
   "describe": {
     "columns": [
       {
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@
       true,
       false,
       false,
-      false,
+      null,
       false,
       false,
       true,
       false
     ]
   },
-  "hash": "1dd81b3ad9385bee89722711f41056178bd088841064a4b3086cdcf2458632ad"
+  "hash": "c6bdc28338f3668ff2a320368f783293c458336d82332b1618acf8bcf0ad4d79"
 }
diff --git a/packages/app-lib/src/install/store.rs b/packages/app-lib/src/install/store.rs
index e24d9be61e5..0ac59638751 100644
--- a/packages/app-lib/src/install/store.rs
+++ b/packages/app-lib/src/install/store.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ pub async fn get(
 			instance_id,
 			kind AS \"kind!: String\",
 			status AS \"status!: String\",
-			state AS \"state!: String\",
+			json(state) AS \"state!: String\",
 			created AS \"created!: i64\",
 			modified AS \"modified!: i64\",
 			finished,
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ pub async fn list(
 				instance_id,
 				kind AS \"kind!: String\",
 				status AS \"status!: String\",
-				state AS \"state!: String\",
+				json(state) AS \"state!: String\",
 				created AS \"created!: i64\",
 				modified AS \"modified!: i64\",
 				finished,
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ pub async fn list(
 				instance_id,
 				kind AS \"kind!: String\",
 				status AS \"status!: String\",
-				state AS \"state!: String\",
+				json(state) AS \"state!: String\",
 				created AS \"created!: i64\",
 				modified AS \"modified!: i64\",
 				finished,
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ pub async fn list_interrupted_candidates(
 			instance_id,
 			kind AS \"kind!: String\",
 			status AS \"status!: String\",
-			state AS \"state!: String\",
+			json(state) AS \"state!: String\",
 			created AS \"created!: i64\",
 			modified AS \"modified!: i64\",
 			finished,