diff --git a/result/overall.go b/result/overall.go
index 6992de6..8aaf300 100644
--- a/result/overall.go
+++ b/result/overall.go
@@ -112,25 +112,7 @@ func (o *Overall) GetStatus() check.Status {
 		return check.Unknown
 	}
 
-	var (
-		criticals int
-		warnings  int
-		oks       int
-		unknowns  int
-	)
-
-	for _, sc := range o.PartialResults {
-		switch sc.GetStatus() {
-		case check.Critical:
-			criticals++
-		case check.Warning:
-			warnings++
-		case check.Unknown:
-			unknowns++
-		case check.OK:
-			oks++
-		}
-	}
+	oks, warnings, criticals, unknowns := o.countPartialStates()
 
 	if criticals > 0 {
 		return check.Critical
@@ -158,26 +140,28 @@ func (o *Overall) GetSummary() string {
 		return o.Summary
 	}
 
+	var summary string
+
 	// Was the state set explicitly?
 	if o.stateSetExplicitly {
 		// Yes, so lets generate it from the sum of the overall states
 		if o.criticals > 0 {
-			o.Summary += fmt.Sprintf("critical=%d ", o.criticals)
+			summary += fmt.Sprintf("critical=%d ", o.criticals)
 		}
 
 		if o.unknowns > 0 {
-			o.Summary += fmt.Sprintf("unknown=%d ", o.unknowns)
+			summary += fmt.Sprintf("unknown=%d ", o.unknowns)
 		}
 
 		if o.warnings > 0 {
-			o.Summary += fmt.Sprintf("warning=%d ", o.warnings)
+			summary += fmt.Sprintf("warning=%d ", o.warnings)
 		}
 
 		if o.oks > 0 {
-			o.Summary += fmt.Sprintf("ok=%d ", o.oks)
+			summary += fmt.Sprintf("ok=%d ", o.oks)
 		}
 
-		if o.Summary == "" {
+		if summary == "" {
 			o.Summary = "No status information"
 			return o.Summary
 		}
@@ -191,44 +175,26 @@ func (o *Overall) GetSummary() string {
 			return o.Summary
 		}
 
-		var (
-			criticals int
-			warnings  int
-			oks       int
-			unknowns  int
-		)
-
-		for _, sc := range o.PartialResults {
-			switch sc.GetStatus() {
-			case check.Critical:
-				criticals++
-			case check.Warning:
-				warnings++
-			case check.Unknown:
-				unknowns++
-			case check.OK:
-				oks++
-			}
-		}
+		oks, warnings, criticals, unknowns := o.countPartialStates()
 
 		if criticals > 0 {
-			o.Summary += fmt.Sprintf("critical=%d ", criticals)
+			summary += fmt.Sprintf("critical=%d ", criticals)
 		}
 
 		if unknowns > 0 {
-			o.Summary += fmt.Sprintf("unknowns=%d ", unknowns)
+			summary += fmt.Sprintf("unknown=%d ", unknowns)
 		}
 
 		if warnings > 0 {
-			o.Summary += fmt.Sprintf("warning=%d ", warnings)
+			summary += fmt.Sprintf("warning=%d ", warnings)
 		}
 
 		if oks > 0 {
-			o.Summary += fmt.Sprintf("ok=%d ", oks)
+			summary += fmt.Sprintf("ok=%d ", oks)
 		}
 	}
 
-	o.Summary = "states: " + strings.TrimSpace(o.Summary)
+	o.Summary = "states: " + strings.TrimSpace(summary)
 
 	return o.Summary
 }
@@ -277,7 +243,7 @@ func (s *PartialResult) SetDefaultState(state check.Status) error {
 // SetState sets a state for a PartialResult
 func (s *PartialResult) SetState(state check.Status) error {
 	if state < check.OK || state > check.Unknown {
-		return errors.New("Default State is not a valid result state. Got " + state.String() + " which is not valid")
+		return errors.New("State is not a valid result state. Got " + state.String() + " which is not valid")
 	}
 
 	s.state = state
@@ -309,6 +275,24 @@ func (s *PartialResult) GetStatus() check.Status {
 	return WorstState(states...)
 }
 
+// countPartialStates returns the current count of states
+func (o *Overall) countPartialStates() (oks, warnings, criticals, unknowns int) {
+	for _, sc := range o.PartialResults {
+		switch sc.GetStatus() {
+		case check.Critical:
+			criticals++
+		case check.Warning:
+			warnings++
+		case check.Unknown:
+			unknowns++
+		case check.OK:
+			oks++
+		}
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
 // getPerfdata returns all subsequent perfdata as a concatenated string
 func (s *PartialResult) getPerfdata() string {
 	var output strings.Builder
@@ -331,6 +315,9 @@ func (s *PartialResult) getOutput(indentLevel int) string {
 	var output strings.Builder
 
 	prefix := strings.Repeat("  ", indentLevel)
+	// The final result will look like this:
+	// [OK] Overall is OK
+	// \_ [OK] My PartialResult
 	output.WriteString(prefix + "\\_ " + s.String() + "\n")
 
 	if s.PartialResults != nil {