diff --git a/mobile_api/views/events.py b/mobile_api/views/events.py
index 27ada07..d795e7f 100644
--- a/mobile_api/views/events.py
+++ b/mobile_api/views/events.py
@@ -390,9 +390,9 @@ class FeaturedEventsAPI(APIView):
                     data_dict['thumb_img'] = ''
                 event_list.append(data_dict)
 
-            return JsonResponse({status: success, events: event_list})
+            return JsonResponse({"status": "success", "events": event_list})
         except Exception as e:
-            return JsonResponse({status: error, message: str(e)})
+            return JsonResponse({"status": "error", "message": str(e)})
 
 
 @method_decorator(csrf_exempt, name='dispatch')
@@ -416,6 +416,6 @@ class TopEventsAPI(APIView):
                     data_dict['thumb_img'] = ''
                 event_list.append(data_dict)
 
-            return JsonResponse({status: success, events: event_list})
+            return JsonResponse({"status": "success", "events": event_list})
         except Exception as e:
-            return JsonResponse({status: error, message: str(e)})
+            return JsonResponse({"status": "error", "message": str(e)})