diff --git a/java/jni/ZT_jnicache.cpp b/java/jni/ZT_jnicache.cpp
index f42ac7b29..3dcf003e2 100644
--- a/java/jni/ZT_jnicache.cpp
+++ b/java/jni/ZT_jnicache.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ jmethodID InetAddress_getByAddress_method;
 jmethodID PeerRole_fromInt_method;
 jmethodID ResultCode_fromInt_method;
 jmethodID VirtualNetworkConfigOperation_fromInt_method;
+jmethodID VirtualNetworkStatus_fromInt_method;
 
 //
 // Instance fields
@@ -162,13 +163,6 @@ jfieldID VirtualNetworkRoute_via_field;
 // Static fields
 //
 
-jfieldID VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED_field;
-jfieldID VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED_field;
-jfieldID VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_CLIENT_TOO_OLD_field;
-jfieldID VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_NOT_FOUND_field;
-jfieldID VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_OK_field;
-jfieldID VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_PORT_ERROR_field;
-jfieldID VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_REQUESTING_CONFIGURATION_field;
 jfieldID VirtualNetworkType_NETWORK_TYPE_PRIVATE_field;
 jfieldID VirtualNetworkType_NETWORK_TYPE_PUBLIC_field;
 
@@ -252,6 +246,7 @@ void setupJNICache(JavaVM *vm) {
     EXCEPTIONANDNULLCHECK(PeerRole_fromInt_method = env->GetStaticMethodID(PeerRole_class, "fromInt", "(I)Lcom/zerotier/sdk/PeerRole;"));
     EXCEPTIONANDNULLCHECK(ResultCode_fromInt_method = env->GetStaticMethodID(ResultCode_class, "fromInt", "(I)Lcom/zerotier/sdk/ResultCode;"));
     EXCEPTIONANDNULLCHECK(VirtualNetworkConfigOperation_fromInt_method = env->GetStaticMethodID(VirtualNetworkConfigOperation_class, "fromInt", "(I)Lcom/zerotier/sdk/VirtualNetworkConfigOperation;"));
+    EXCEPTIONANDNULLCHECK(VirtualNetworkStatus_fromInt_method = env->GetStaticMethodID(VirtualNetworkStatus_class, "fromInt", "(I)Lcom/zerotier/sdk/VirtualNetworkStatus;"));
 
     //
     // Instance fields
@@ -307,13 +302,6 @@ void setupJNICache(JavaVM *vm) {
     // Static fields
     //
 
-    EXCEPTIONANDNULLCHECK(VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED_field = env->GetStaticFieldID(VirtualNetworkStatus_class, "NETWORK_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED", "Lcom/zerotier/sdk/VirtualNetworkStatus;"));
-    EXCEPTIONANDNULLCHECK(VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED_field = env->GetStaticFieldID(VirtualNetworkStatus_class, "NETWORK_STATUS_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED", "Lcom/zerotier/sdk/VirtualNetworkStatus;"));
-    EXCEPTIONANDNULLCHECK(VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_CLIENT_TOO_OLD_field = env->GetStaticFieldID(VirtualNetworkStatus_class, "NETWORK_STATUS_CLIENT_TOO_OLD", "Lcom/zerotier/sdk/VirtualNetworkStatus;"));
-    EXCEPTIONANDNULLCHECK(VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_NOT_FOUND_field = env->GetStaticFieldID(VirtualNetworkStatus_class, "NETWORK_STATUS_NOT_FOUND", "Lcom/zerotier/sdk/VirtualNetworkStatus;"));
-    EXCEPTIONANDNULLCHECK(VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_OK_field = env->GetStaticFieldID(VirtualNetworkStatus_class, "NETWORK_STATUS_OK", "Lcom/zerotier/sdk/VirtualNetworkStatus;"));
-    EXCEPTIONANDNULLCHECK(VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_PORT_ERROR_field = env->GetStaticFieldID(VirtualNetworkStatus_class, "NETWORK_STATUS_PORT_ERROR", "Lcom/zerotier/sdk/VirtualNetworkStatus;"));
-    EXCEPTIONANDNULLCHECK(VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_REQUESTING_CONFIGURATION_field = env->GetStaticFieldID(VirtualNetworkStatus_class, "NETWORK_STATUS_REQUESTING_CONFIGURATION", "Lcom/zerotier/sdk/VirtualNetworkStatus;"));
     EXCEPTIONANDNULLCHECK(VirtualNetworkType_NETWORK_TYPE_PRIVATE_field = env->GetStaticFieldID(VirtualNetworkType_class, "NETWORK_TYPE_PRIVATE", "Lcom/zerotier/sdk/VirtualNetworkType;"));
     EXCEPTIONANDNULLCHECK(VirtualNetworkType_NETWORK_TYPE_PUBLIC_field = env->GetStaticFieldID(VirtualNetworkType_class, "NETWORK_TYPE_PUBLIC", "Lcom/zerotier/sdk/VirtualNetworkType;"));
 
diff --git a/java/jni/ZT_jnicache.h b/java/jni/ZT_jnicache.h
index 61865403a..bebb49565 100644
--- a/java/jni/ZT_jnicache.h
+++ b/java/jni/ZT_jnicache.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ extern jmethodID InetAddress_getByAddress_method;
 extern jmethodID PeerRole_fromInt_method;
 extern jmethodID ResultCode_fromInt_method;
 extern jmethodID VirtualNetworkConfigOperation_fromInt_method;
+extern jmethodID VirtualNetworkStatus_fromInt_method;
 
 //
 // Instance fields
@@ -131,13 +132,6 @@ extern jfieldID VirtualNetworkRoute_via_field;
 // Static fields
 //
 
-extern jfieldID VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED_field;
-extern jfieldID VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED_field;
-extern jfieldID VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_CLIENT_TOO_OLD_field;
-extern jfieldID VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_NOT_FOUND_field;
-extern jfieldID VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_OK_field;
-extern jfieldID VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_PORT_ERROR_field;
-extern jfieldID VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_REQUESTING_CONFIGURATION_field;
 extern jfieldID VirtualNetworkType_NETWORK_TYPE_PRIVATE_field;
 extern jfieldID VirtualNetworkType_NETWORK_TYPE_PUBLIC_field;
 
diff --git a/java/jni/ZT_jniutils.cpp b/java/jni/ZT_jniutils.cpp
index 5a69116d4..f56035e2f 100644
--- a/java/jni/ZT_jniutils.cpp
+++ b/java/jni/ZT_jniutils.cpp
@@ -44,36 +44,12 @@ jobject createResultObject(JNIEnv *env, ZT_ResultCode code)
 
 jobject createVirtualNetworkStatus(JNIEnv *env, ZT_VirtualNetworkStatus status)
 {
-    jobject statusObject = NULL;
-
-    jfieldID field;
-    switch(status)
-    {
-    case ZT_NETWORK_STATUS_REQUESTING_CONFIGURATION:
-        field = VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_REQUESTING_CONFIGURATION_field;
-        break;
-    case ZT_NETWORK_STATUS_OK:
-        field = VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_OK_field;
-        break;
-    case ZT_NETWORK_STATUS_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED:
-        field = VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED_field;
-        break;
-    case ZT_NETWORK_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED:
-        field = VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED_field;
-        break;
-    case ZT_NETWORK_STATUS_NOT_FOUND:
-        field = VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_NOT_FOUND_field;
-        break;
-    case ZT_NETWORK_STATUS_PORT_ERROR:
-        field = VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_PORT_ERROR_field;
-        break;
-    case ZT_NETWORK_STATUS_CLIENT_TOO_OLD:
-        field = VirtualNetworkStatus_NETWORK_STATUS_CLIENT_TOO_OLD_field;
-        break;
+    jobject statusObject = env->CallStaticObjectMethod(VirtualNetworkStatus_class, VirtualNetworkStatus_fromInt_method, status);
+    if (env->ExceptionCheck() || statusObject == NULL) {
+        LOGE("Error creating VirtualNetworkStatus object");
+        return NULL;
     }
 
-    statusObject = env->GetStaticObjectField(VirtualNetworkStatus_class, field);
-
     return statusObject;
 }
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/zerotier/sdk/VirtualNetworkStatus.java b/java/src/com/zerotier/sdk/VirtualNetworkStatus.java
index f98aec4a5..616e05846 100644
--- a/java/src/com/zerotier/sdk/VirtualNetworkStatus.java
+++ b/java/src/com/zerotier/sdk/VirtualNetworkStatus.java
@@ -27,40 +27,73 @@
 
 package com.zerotier.sdk;
 
+/**
+ * Virtual network status codes
+ *
+ * Defined in ZeroTierOne.h as ZT_VirtualNetworkStatus
+ */
 public enum VirtualNetworkStatus {
 
     /**
      * Waiting for network configuration (also means revision == 0)
      */
-    NETWORK_STATUS_REQUESTING_CONFIGURATION,
+    NETWORK_STATUS_REQUESTING_CONFIGURATION(0),
 
     /**
      * Configuration received and we are authorized
      */
-    NETWORK_STATUS_OK,
+    NETWORK_STATUS_OK(1),
 
     /**
      * Netconf master said SSO auth required.
      */
-    NETWORK_STATUS_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED,
+    NETWORK_STATUS_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED(2),
 
     /**
      * Netconf master told us 'nope'
      */
-    NETWORK_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED,
+    NETWORK_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED(3),
 
     /**
      * Netconf master exists, but this virtual network does not
      */
-    NETWORK_STATUS_NOT_FOUND,
+    NETWORK_STATUS_NOT_FOUND(4),
 
     /**
      * Initialization of network failed or other internal error
      */
-    NETWORK_STATUS_PORT_ERROR,
+    NETWORK_STATUS_PORT_ERROR(5),
 
     /**
      * ZeroTier One version too old
      */
-    NETWORK_STATUS_CLIENT_TOO_OLD
+    NETWORK_STATUS_CLIENT_TOO_OLD(6);
+
+    @SuppressWarnings({"FieldCanBeLocal", "unused"})
+    private final int id;
+
+    VirtualNetworkStatus(int id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public static VirtualNetworkStatus fromInt(int id) {
+        switch (id) {
+            case 0:
+                return NETWORK_STATUS_REQUESTING_CONFIGURATION;
+            case 1:
+                return NETWORK_STATUS_OK;
+            case 2:
+                return NETWORK_STATUS_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED;
+            case 3:
+                return NETWORK_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED;
+            case 4:
+                return NETWORK_STATUS_NOT_FOUND;
+            case 5:
+                return NETWORK_STATUS_PORT_ERROR;
+            case 6:
+                return NETWORK_STATUS_CLIENT_TOO_OLD;
+            default:
+                throw new RuntimeException("Unhandled value: " + id);
+        }
+    }
 }