diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/AbstractController.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/AbstractController.java
index bdb2d8f7eb724935efa44e643ef44611b98bb254..664ffffabfceef51facb10e913616b002b0d7bea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/AbstractController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/AbstractController.java
@@ -23,4 +23,12 @@ package de.thm.arsnova.controller;
 public class AbstractController {
 	protected static final String X_DEPRECATED_API = "X-Deprecated-API";
 	protected static final String X_FORWARDED = "X-Forwarded";
+    protected static final String HTML_STATUS_200 = "OK";
+    protected static final String HTML_STATUS_201 = "Created";
+    protected static final String HTML_STATUS_204 = "No Content";
+    protected static final String HTML_STATUS_400 = "Bad request";
+    protected static final String HTML_STATUS_403 = "Forbidden";
+    protected static final String HTML_STATUS_404 = "Not Found";
+    protected static final String HTML_STATUS_501 = "Not Implemented";
+    protected static final String HTML_STATUS_503 = "Service Unavailable";
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/AudienceQuestionController.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/AudienceQuestionController.java
index 1e7fdbc26c331cc15b0efc8a9e57a07294ad98e2..2f60da21dd009c4e363e9321aab34b89a72d8b24 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/AudienceQuestionController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/AudienceQuestionController.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class AudienceQuestionController extends PaginationController {
 	@ApiOperation(value = "Creates a new Interposed Question for a Session and returns the InterposedQuestion's data",
 			nickname = "postInterposedQuestion")
 	@ApiResponses(value = {
-		@ApiResponse(code = 400, message = "Bad Request - The Api cannot or will not process the request due to something that is perceived to be a client error")
+		@ApiResponse(code = 400, message = HTML_STATUS_400)
 	})
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/", method = RequestMethod.POST)
 	@ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.CREATED)
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/CourseController.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/CourseController.java
index f365f8cb77f10f605857b66e045cb980ad85736e..7975975d8f6df808357b29b913e8681b1e87b2c9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/CourseController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/CourseController.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class CourseController extends AbstractController {
 	@ApiOperation(value = "retrieves a User Courses",
 			nickname = "myCourses")
 	@ApiResponses(value = {
-		@ApiResponse(code = 200, message = "successful API requests")
+		@ApiResponse(code = 200, message = HTML_STATUS_200)
 	})
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/mycourses", method = RequestMethod.GET)
 	public List<Course> myCourses(
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/FeedbackController.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/FeedbackController.java
index 800b12cd8ffa37a0ae87197bf810c5b2dddd2318..91280b70b57bb277becdb3697491c1146159436e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/FeedbackController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/FeedbackController.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class FeedbackController extends AbstractController {
 	@ApiOperation(value = "Get own feedback from a session",
 			nickname = "getMyFeedback")
 	@ApiResponses(value = {
-		@ApiResponse(code = 404, message = "Not Found - The requested resource could not be found but may be available again in the future.")
+		@ApiResponse(code = 404, message = HTML_STATUS_404)
 	})
 	@DeprecatedApi
 	@Deprecated
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class FeedbackController extends AbstractController {
 	@ApiOperation(value = "Post feedback for a session",
 			nickname = "postFeedback")
 	@ApiResponses(value = {
-		@ApiResponse(code = 404, message = "Not Found - The requested resource could not be found but may be available again in the future.")
+		@ApiResponse(code = 404, message = HTML_STATUS_404)
 	})
 	@DeprecatedApi
 	@Deprecated
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/LecturerQuestionController.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/LecturerQuestionController.java
index 2df69c77bbac2a0edf04b783a090c4962244dcd4..a63e6cff5216ef22d3a54d436061af6f25397449 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/LecturerQuestionController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/LecturerQuestionController.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class LecturerQuestionController extends PaginationController {
 	@ApiOperation(value = "Get question with provided question Id",
 			nickname = "getQuestion")
 	@ApiResponses(value = {
-		@ApiResponse(code = 404, message = "Not Found - The requested resource could not be found but may be available again in the future.")
+		@ApiResponse(code = 404, message = HTML_STATUS_404)
 	})
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/{questionId}", method = RequestMethod.GET)
 	public Question getQuestion(@PathVariable final String questionId) {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class LecturerQuestionController extends PaginationController {
 	@ApiOperation(value = "Post provided question",
 			nickname = "postQuestion")
 	@ApiResponses(value = {
-		@ApiResponse(code = 400, message = "Bad Request - The Api cannot or will not process the request due to something that is perceived to be a client error")
+		@ApiResponse(code = 400, message = HTML_STATUS_400)
 	})
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/", method = RequestMethod.POST)
 	@ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.CREATED)
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class LecturerQuestionController extends PaginationController {
 	@ApiOperation(value = "Update the question, identified by provided id, with the provided question in the Request Body",
 			nickname = "updateQuestion")
 	@ApiResponses(value = {
-		@ApiResponse(code = 400, message = "Bad Request - The Api cannot or will not process the request due to something that is perceived to be a client error")
+		@ApiResponse(code = 400, message = HTML_STATUS_400)
 	})
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/{questionId}", method = RequestMethod.PUT)
 	public Question updateQuestion(
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ public class LecturerQuestionController extends PaginationController {
 	@ApiOperation(value = "Set the sort order of the subjects from a session, identified by the sessionkey",
 			nickname = "setSubjectSortOrder")
 	@ApiResponses(value = {
-		@ApiResponse(code = 400, message = "Bad Request - The Api cannot or will not process the request due to something that is perceived to be a client error")
+		@ApiResponse(code = 400, message = HTML_STATUS_400)
 	})
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/subjectsort", method = RequestMethod.POST)
 	public void setSubjectSortOrder(
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ public class LecturerQuestionController extends PaginationController {
 	@ApiOperation(value = "Set the sort order of the questions from a subject in a session, identified by the sessionkey",
 			nickname = "setQuestionSortOrder")
 	@ApiResponses(value = {
-		@ApiResponse(code = 400, message = "Bad Request - The Api cannot or will not process the request due to something that is perceived to be a client error")
+		@ApiResponse(code = 400, message = HTML_STATUS_400)
 	})
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/questionsort", method = RequestMethod.POST)
 	public void setQuestionSortOrder(
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ public class LecturerQuestionController extends PaginationController {
 	@ApiOperation(value = "Get the sort order of the questions from a subject in a session, identified by the sessionkey",
 			nickname = "getQuestionSortType")
 	@ApiResponses(value = {
-		@ApiResponse(code = 204, message = "No Content - successfully processed the request")
+		@ApiResponse(code = 204, message = HTML_STATUS_204)
 	})
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/questionsort", method = RequestMethod.GET)
 	public String getQuestionSortType(
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/SessionController.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/SessionController.java
index 18ed900f7c8f931568b1cc9e765eca03498edae8..63eb9dd43dd77d5eb98b13e57472abcc729adcf6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/SessionController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/SessionController.java
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ public class SessionController extends PaginationController {
 	@ApiOperation(value = "Creates a new Session and returns the Session's data",
 			nickname = "postNewSession")
 	@ApiResponses(value = {
-		@ApiResponse(code = 201, message = "The request has been fulfilled and resulted in a new resource being created"),
-		@ApiResponse(code = 503, message = "Service Unavailable - The Api is currently unavailable (because it is overloaded or down for maintenance)")
+		@ApiResponse(code = 201, message = HTML_STATUS_201),
+		@ApiResponse(code = 503, message = HTML_STATUS_503)
 	})
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/", method = RequestMethod.POST)
 	@ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.CREATED)
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ public class SessionController extends PaginationController {
 	@ApiOperation(value = "Retrieves a list of Sessions",
 			nickname = "getSessions")
 	@ApiResponses(value = {
-		@ApiResponse(code = 204, message = "No Content - successfully processed the request"),
-		@ApiResponse(code = 501, message = "Not implemented - The Api either does not recognize the request method, or it lacks the ability to fulfil the request")
+		@ApiResponse(code = 204, message = HTML_STATUS_204),
+		@ApiResponse(code = 501, message = HTML_STATUS_501)
 	})
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/", method = RequestMethod.GET)
 	@Pagination
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public class SessionController extends PaginationController {
 	@ApiOperation(value = "Retrieves a Session",
 			nickname = "getMySessions")
 	@ApiResponses(value = {
-		@ApiResponse(code = 204, message = "No Content - successfully processed the request")
+		@ApiResponse(code = 204, message = HTML_STATUS_204)
 	})
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/", method = RequestMethod.GET, params = "statusonly=true")
 	@Pagination
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public class SessionController extends PaginationController {
 	@ApiOperation(value = "Retrieves all public pool sessions for the current user",
 			nickname = "getMyPublicPoolSessions")
 	@ApiResponses(value = {
-		@ApiResponse(code = 204, message = "No Content - successfully processed the request")
+		@ApiResponse(code = 204, message = HTML_STATUS_204)
 	})
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/publicpool", method = RequestMethod.GET, params = "statusonly=true")
 	public List<SessionInfo> getMyPublicPoolSessions(
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public class SessionController extends PaginationController {
 	@ApiOperation(value = "Retrieves all public pool sessions",
 			nickname = "getMyPublicPoolSessions")
 	@ApiResponses(value = {
-		@ApiResponse(code = 204, message = "No Content - successfully processed the request")
+		@ApiResponse(code = 204, message = HTML_STATUS_204)
 	})
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/publicpool", method = RequestMethod.GET)
 	public List<SessionInfo> getPublicPoolSessions(
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ public class SessionController extends PaginationController {
 	@ApiOperation(value = "Locks or unlocks a Session",
 			nickname = "lockSession")
 	@ApiResponses(value = {
-		@ApiResponse(code = 404, message = "Not Found - The requested resource could not be found but may be available again in the future")
+		@ApiResponse(code = 404, message = HTML_STATUS_404)
 	})
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/{sessionkey}/lock", method = RequestMethod.POST)
 	public Session lockSession(
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/SocketController.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/SocketController.java
index fe3eca592a57f7ebb8197729abcf4a9b2ecd8e5e..e6de3faf268b93db54a2e391234fc47cd1732ec9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/SocketController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/SocketController.java
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ public class SocketController extends AbstractController {
 	@ApiOperation(value = "requested to assign Websocket session",
 			nickname = "authorize")
 	@ApiResponses(value = {
-		@ApiResponse(code = 204, message = "No Content - successfully processed the request"),
-		@ApiResponse(code = 400, message = "Bad Request - The Api cannot or will not process the request due to something that is perceived to be a client error"),
-		@ApiResponse(code = 403, message = "Forbidden - The request was a valid request, but the Api is refusing to respond to it")
+		@ApiResponse(code = 204, message = HTML_STATUS_204),
+		@ApiResponse(code = 400, message = HTML_STATUS_400),
+		@ApiResponse(code = 403, message = HTML_STATUS_403)
 	})
 	@RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.POST, value = "/assign")
 	public void authorize(@ApiParam(value="sessionMap", required=true) @RequestBody final Map<String, String> sessionMap, @ApiParam(value="response", required=true) final HttpServletResponse response) {