diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 38406da..787177b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 ## Changed
 - Minimum required Python version is now 3.9
 ## Fixed
+- Most loaders would incorrectly use the internal enum value name as difficulty
+  names for charts (like `Difficulty.EXTREME`) instead of the regular "display"
+  name (like `EXT`), not anymore !
 - [eve] + [jbsq]
   - Custom hakus were not taken into account when computing the time of the last
     event, not anymore !
diff --git a/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/load_tools.py b/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/load_tools.py
index 24ab9bb..cae6e52 100644
--- a/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/load_tools.py
+++ b/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/load_tools.py
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ from .symbols import (
 )
 
 DIFFICULTIES = {
-    1: Difficulty.BASIC,
-    2: Difficulty.ADVANCED,
-    3: Difficulty.EXTREME,
+    1: Difficulty.BASIC.value,
+    2: Difficulty.ADVANCED.value,
+    3: Difficulty.EXTREME.value,
 }
 
 SYMBOL_TO_BEATS_TIME = {c: BeatsTime("1/4") * i for i, c in enumerate(NOTE_SYMBOLS)}
diff --git a/jubeatools/formats/konami/eve/load.py b/jubeatools/formats/konami/eve/load.py
index fab9e37..c759544 100644
--- a/jubeatools/formats/konami/eve/load.py
+++ b/jubeatools/formats/konami/eve/load.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Iterator, List, Optional
+from typing import Any, Iterator, List
 
 from jubeatools import song
 from jubeatools.formats.load_tools import make_folder_loader
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ load_folder = make_folder_loader("*.eve", load_file)
 
 def _load_eve(lines: List[str], file_path: Path, *, beat_snap: int = 240) -> song.Song:
     chart = make_chart_from_events(iter_events(lines), beat_snap=beat_snap)
-    dif = guess_difficulty(file_path.stem) or song.Difficulty.EXTREME
-    return song.Song(metadata=song.Metadata(), charts={dif: chart})
+    dif = guess_difficulty(file_path.stem)
+    return song.Song(metadata=song.Metadata(), charts={dif.value: chart})
 
 
 def iter_events(lines: List[str]) -> Iterator[Event]:
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ def parse_event(line: str) -> Event:
     return Event(tick, command, value)
 
 
-def guess_difficulty(filename: str) -> Optional[song.Difficulty]:
+def guess_difficulty(filename: str) -> song.Difficulty:
     try:
         return song.Difficulty(filename.upper())
     except ValueError:
-        return None
+        return song.Difficulty.EXTREME
diff --git a/jubeatools/formats/konami/eve/tests/test_eve.py b/jubeatools/formats/konami/eve/tests/test_eve.py
index 0026e4c..3d6c788 100644
--- a/jubeatools/formats/konami/eve/tests/test_eve.py
+++ b/jubeatools/formats/konami/eve/tests/test_eve.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+from enum import Enum
+
 from hypothesis import given
 
 from jubeatools import song
 from jubeatools.formats import Format
 from jubeatools.formats.konami.testutils import eve_compatible_song
-from jubeatools.testutils.test_patterns import dump_and_load_then_compare
+from jubeatools.testutils.test_patterns import dump_and_load, dump_and_load_then_compare
 
 
 @given(eve_compatible_song())
@@ -14,3 +16,19 @@ def test_that_full_chart_roundtrips(song: song.Song) -> None:
         bytes_decoder=lambda b: b.decode("ascii"),
         load_options={"beat_snap": 12},
     )
+
+
+@given(eve_compatible_song())
+def test_that_difficulty_name_is_loaded_properly(original_song: song.Song) -> None:
+    recovered_song = dump_and_load(
+        Format.EVE,
+        original_song,
+        bytes_decoder=lambda b: b.decode("ascii"),
+        load_options={"beat_snap": 12},
+    )
+    original_dif, _ = original_song.charts.popitem()
+    recovered_dif, _ = recovered_song.charts.popitem()
+    assert type(original_dif) == str
+    assert not isinstance(original_dif, Enum)
+    assert type(recovered_dif) == str
+    assert not isinstance(recovered_dif, Enum)
diff --git a/jubeatools/formats/konami/jbsq/load.py b/jubeatools/formats/konami/jbsq/load.py
index b607188..2e6b785 100644
--- a/jubeatools/formats/konami/jbsq/load.py
+++ b/jubeatools/formats/konami/jbsq/load.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Optional
+from typing import Any
 
 from jubeatools import song
 from jubeatools.formats.load_tools import make_folder_loader
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ def load_jbsq_file(
     raw_data = construct.jbsq.parse(bytes_)
     events = [make_event_from_construct(e) for e in raw_data.events]
     chart = make_chart_from_events(events, beat_snap=beat_snap)
-    dif = guess_difficulty(file_path.stem) or song.Difficulty.EXTREME
-    return song.Song(metadata=song.Metadata(), charts={dif: chart})
+    dif = guess_difficulty(file_path.stem)
+    return song.Song(metadata=song.Metadata(), charts={dif.value: chart})
 
 
 def make_event_from_construct(e: construct.Event) -> konami.Event:
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ def make_event_from_construct(e: construct.Event) -> konami.Event:
     )
 
 
-def guess_difficulty(filename: str) -> Optional[song.Difficulty]:
+def guess_difficulty(filename: str) -> song.Difficulty:
     try:
         return song.Difficulty(filename[-3:].upper())
     except ValueError:
-        return None
+        return song.Difficulty.EXTREME
diff --git a/jubeatools/formats/konami/jbsq/test_jbsq.py b/jubeatools/formats/konami/jbsq/test_jbsq.py
index 15bf74e..497aa47 100644
--- a/jubeatools/formats/konami/jbsq/test_jbsq.py
+++ b/jubeatools/formats/konami/jbsq/test_jbsq.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+from enum import Enum
+
 from hypothesis import given
 
 from jubeatools import song
 from jubeatools.formats import Format
 from jubeatools.formats.konami.testutils import eve_compatible_song
-from jubeatools.testutils.test_patterns import dump_and_load_then_compare
+from jubeatools.testutils.test_patterns import dump_and_load, dump_and_load_then_compare
 
 from .construct import jbsq
 
@@ -16,3 +18,19 @@ def test_that_full_chart_roundtrips(song: song.Song) -> None:
         bytes_decoder=lambda b: str(jbsq.parse(b)),
         load_options={"beat_snap": 12},
     )
+
+
+@given(eve_compatible_song())
+def test_that_difficulty_name_is_loaded_properly(original_song: song.Song) -> None:
+    recovered_song = dump_and_load(
+        Format.JBSQ,
+        original_song,
+        bytes_decoder=lambda b: str(jbsq.parse(b)),
+        load_options={"beat_snap": 12},
+    )
+    original_dif, _ = original_song.charts.popitem()
+    recovered_dif, _ = recovered_song.charts.popitem()
+    assert type(original_dif) == str
+    assert not isinstance(original_dif, Enum)
+    assert type(recovered_dif) == str
+    assert not isinstance(recovered_dif, Enum)
diff --git a/jubeatools/formats/konami/testutils.py b/jubeatools/formats/konami/testutils.py
index e4fa4d9..0138be6 100644
--- a/jubeatools/formats/konami/testutils.py
+++ b/jubeatools/formats/konami/testutils.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ simple_beat_strat = jbst.beat_time(
 def eve_compatible_song(draw: st.DrawFn) -> song.Song:
     """eve only keeps notes, hakus, timing info and difficulty,
     the precision you can get out of it is also severly limited"""
-    diff = draw(st.sampled_from(list(song.Difficulty)))
+    diff = draw(st.sampled_from(list(d.value for d in song.Difficulty)))
     chart = draw(
         jbst.chart(
             timing_strat=jbst.timing_info(
diff --git a/jubeatools/formats/malody/load.py b/jubeatools/formats/malody/load.py
index 05a5dc9..23a8cdb 100644
--- a/jubeatools/formats/malody/load.py
+++ b/jubeatools/formats/malody/load.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def load_malody_file(raw_dict: dict) -> song.Song:
     time_map = load_timing_info(file.time, bgm)
     timing = time_map.convert_to_timing_info()
     chart = song.Chart(level=Decimal(0), timing=timing, notes=load_notes(file.note))
-    dif = file.meta.version or song.Difficulty.EXTREME
+    dif = file.meta.version or song.Difficulty.EXTREME.value
     return song.Song(metadata=metadata, charts={dif: chart})
 
 
diff --git a/jubeatools/formats/malody/tests/test_malody.py b/jubeatools/formats/malody/tests/test_malody.py
index 7bafd5e..d4d01ef 100644
--- a/jubeatools/formats/malody/tests/test_malody.py
+++ b/jubeatools/formats/malody/tests/test_malody.py
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ from jubeatools.testutils.test_patterns import dump_and_load_then_compare
 
 @st.composite
 def difficulty(draw: st.DrawFn) -> str:
-    d: song.Difficulty = draw(st.sampled_from(list(song.Difficulty)))
-    return d.value
+    diff: str = draw(st.sampled_from(list(d.value for d in song.Difficulty)))
+    return diff
 
 
 @st.composite
diff --git a/jubeatools/song.py b/jubeatools/song.py
index ce737ea..e1e2878 100644
--- a/jubeatools/song.py
+++ b/jubeatools/song.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ from typing import (
     Iterable,
     Iterator,
     List,
-    Mapping,
     Optional,
     Sequence,
     Set,
@@ -271,6 +270,9 @@ class Difficulty(str, Enum):
     ADVANCED = "ADV"
     EXTREME = "EXT"
 
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.value
+
 
 @dataclass
 class Song:
@@ -278,7 +280,7 @@ class Song:
     A Song is a set of charts with associated metadata"""
 
     metadata: Metadata
-    charts: Mapping[str, Chart] = field(default_factory=dict)
+    charts: Dict[str, Chart] = field(default_factory=dict)
     common_timing: Optional[Timing] = None
     common_hakus: Optional[Set[BeatsTime]] = None
 
diff --git a/jubeatools/testutils/test_patterns.py b/jubeatools/testutils/test_patterns.py
index e2171ef..f48a4ac 100644
--- a/jubeatools/testutils/test_patterns.py
+++ b/jubeatools/testutils/test_patterns.py
@@ -24,6 +24,20 @@ def dump_and_load_then_compare(
     load_options: Optional[dict] = None,
     dump_options: Optional[dict] = None,
 ) -> None:
+    recovered_song = dump_and_load(
+        format_, song, bytes_decoder, temp_path, load_options, dump_options
+    )
+    assert recovered_song == song
+
+
+def dump_and_load(
+    format_: Format,
+    song: song.Song,
+    bytes_decoder: Callable[[bytes], str] = lambda b: b.decode("utf-8"),
+    temp_path: Callable[[], ContextManager[Path]] = open_temp_dir,
+    load_options: Optional[dict] = None,
+    dump_options: Optional[dict] = None,
+) -> song.Song:
     load_options = load_options or {}
     dump_options = dump_options or {}
     loader = LOADERS[format_]
@@ -39,4 +53,4 @@ def dump_and_load_then_compare(
         recovered_song = loader(folder_path, **load_options)
         recovered_song.minimize_timings()
         recovered_song.minimize_hakus()
-        assert recovered_song == song
+        return recovered_song