diff --git a/plugins/bkpr/Makefile b/plugins/bkpr/Makefile
index 3a1f51462..34b54ae1d 100644
--- a/plugins/bkpr/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/bkpr/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 BOOKKEEPER_PLUGIN_SRC := 			\
 	plugins/bkpr/account.c			\
+	plugins/bkpr/account_entry.c		\
 	plugins/bkpr/bookkeeper.c		\
 	plugins/bkpr/channel_event.c		\
 	plugins/bkpr/db.c			\
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ BOOKKEEPER_DB_QUERIES := 			\
 BOOKKEEPER_SRC := $(BOOKKEEPER_PLUGIN_SRC) $(BOOKKEEPER_DB_QUERIES)
 BOOKKEEPER_HEADER := 				\
 	plugins/bkpr/account.h			\
+	plugins/bkpr/account_entry.h		\
 	plugins/bkpr/chain_event.h		\
 	plugins/bkpr/channel_event.h		\
 	plugins/bkpr/db.h			\
diff --git a/plugins/bkpr/account_entry.c b/plugins/bkpr/account_entry.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10cd29a75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/bkpr/account_entry.c
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include <ccan/tal/str/str.h>
+#include <plugins/bkpr/account_entry.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+static const char *tags[] = {
+	"journal_entry",
+};
+
+const char *account_entry_tag_str(enum account_entry_tag tag)
+{
+	return tags[tag];
+}
+
+bool account_entry_tag_find(char *str, enum account_entry_tag *tag)
+{
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < NUM_ACCOUNT_ENTRY_TAGS; i++) {
+		if (streq(str, tags[i])) {
+			*tag = (enum account_entry_tag) i;
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
diff --git a/plugins/bkpr/account_entry.h b/plugins/bkpr/account_entry.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0e608ba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/bkpr/account_entry.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef LIGHTNING_PLUGINS_BKPR_ACCOUNT_ENTRY_H
+#define LIGHTNING_PLUGINS_BKPR_ACCOUNT_ENTRY_H
+#include "config.h"
+
+#define NUM_ACCOUNT_ENTRY_TAGS (JOURNAL_ENTRY + 1)
+enum account_entry_tag {
+	JOURNAL_ENTRY = 0,
+};
+
+/* Convert an enum into a string */
+const char *account_entry_tag_str(enum account_entry_tag tag);
+
+/* True if entry tag found, false otherwise */
+bool account_entry_tag_find(char *str, enum account_entry_tag *tag);
+#endif /* LIGHTNING_PLUGINS_BKPR_ACCOUNT_ENTRY_H */
diff --git a/plugins/bkpr/bookkeeper.c b/plugins/bkpr/bookkeeper.c
index 33e0c4ba0..71cacb692 100644
--- a/plugins/bkpr/bookkeeper.c
+++ b/plugins/bkpr/bookkeeper.c
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@
 #include <common/memleak.h>
 #include <common/type_to_string.h>
 #include <db/exec.h>
-#include <plugins/bkpr/db.h>
 #include <plugins/bkpr/account.h>
+#include <plugins/bkpr/account_entry.h>
 #include <plugins/bkpr/chain_event.h>
 #include <plugins/bkpr/channel_event.h>
+#include <plugins/bkpr/db.h>
 #include <plugins/bkpr/onchain_fee.h>
 #include <plugins/bkpr/recorder.h>
 #include <plugins/libplugin.h>
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ static bool new_missed_channel_account(struct command *cmd,
 				continue;
 
 			chain_ev = tal(cmd, struct chain_event);
-			chain_ev->tag = "channel_open";
+			chain_ev->tag = mvt_tag_str(CHANNEL_OPEN);
 			chain_ev->credit = amt;
 			chain_ev->debit = AMOUNT_MSAT(0);
 			chain_ev->output_value = AMOUNT_MSAT(0);
@@ -403,7 +404,8 @@ static void log_journal_entry(struct account *acct,
 		return;
 
 	chan_ev = new_channel_event(tmpctx,
-				    tal_fmt(tmpctx, "journal_entry"),
+				    tal_fmt(tmpctx, "%s",
+					    account_entry_tag_str(JOURNAL_ENTRY)),
 				    credit_diff,
 				    debit_diff,
 				    AMOUNT_MSAT(0),
@@ -693,7 +695,8 @@ static struct command_result *json_balance_snapshot(struct command *cmd,
 			}
 
 			ev = new_channel_event(cmd,
-					       tal_fmt(tmpctx, "journal_entry"),
+					       tal_fmt(tmpctx, "%s",
+						       account_entry_tag_str(JOURNAL_ENTRY)),
 					       credit_diff,
 					       debit_diff,
 					       AMOUNT_MSAT(0),