diff --git a/appmgr/src/apps.rs b/appmgr/src/apps.rs
index 96a445084..00e6c4dc6 100644
--- a/appmgr/src/apps.rs
+++ b/appmgr/src/apps.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ pub async fn remove(id: &str) -> Result<(), failure::Error> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub async fn status(id: &str) -> Result<AppStatus, Error> {
+pub async fn status(id: &str, remap_crashed: bool) -> Result<AppStatus, Error> {
     let output = std::process::Command::new("docker")
         .args(&["inspect", id, "--format", "{{.State.Status}}"])
         .stdout(std::process::Stdio::piped())
@@ -155,6 +155,19 @@ pub async fn status(id: &str) -> Result<AppStatus, Error> {
             "restarting" => DockerStatus::Restarting,
             "removing" => DockerStatus::Removing,
             "dead" => DockerStatus::Dead,
+            "exited"
+                if remap_crashed && {
+                    let path = PersistencePath::from_ref("running.yaml");
+                    if let Some(mut f) = path.maybe_read(false).await.transpose()? {
+                        let running: Vec<String> = from_yaml_async_reader(&mut *f).await?;
+                        running.iter().filter(|a| a.as_str() == id).next().is_some()
+                    } else {
+                        false
+                    }
+                } =>
+            {
+                DockerStatus::Restarting
+            }
             "created" | "exited" => DockerStatus::Stopped,
             "paused" => DockerStatus::Paused,
             _ => Err(format_err!("unknown status: {}", status))?,
@@ -275,7 +288,7 @@ pub async fn info_full(
     Ok(AppInfoFull {
         info: info(id).await?,
         status: if with_status {
-            Some(status(id).await?)
+            Some(status(id, true).await?)
         } else {
             None
         },
@@ -379,8 +392,12 @@ pub async fn list(
     let info = list_info().await?;
     futures::future::join_all(info.into_iter().map(move |(id, info)| async move {
         let (status, manifest, config, dependencies) = futures::try_join!(
-            OptionFuture::from(if with_status { Some(status(&id)) } else { None })
-                .map(Option::transpose),
+            OptionFuture::from(if with_status {
+                Some(status(&id, true))
+            } else {
+                None
+            })
+            .map(Option::transpose),
             OptionFuture::from(if with_manifest {
                 Some(manifest(&id))
             } else {
diff --git a/appmgr/src/backup.rs b/appmgr/src/backup.rs
index 52a30c6a9..da6e0380e 100644
--- a/appmgr/src/backup.rs
+++ b/appmgr/src/backup.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ pub async fn create_backup<P: AsRef<Path>>(
         f.flush().await?;
     }
 
-    let status = crate::apps::status(app_id).await?;
+    let status = crate::apps::status(app_id, false).await?;
     let exclude = if volume_path.is_dir() {
         let ignore_path = volume_path.join(".backupignore");
         if ignore_path.is_file() {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ pub async fn restore_backup<P: AsRef<Path>>(
         );
     }
 
-    let status = crate::apps::status(app_id).await?;
+    let status = crate::apps::status(app_id, false).await?;
     let running = status.status == crate::apps::DockerStatus::Running;
     if running {
         crate::control::stop_app(app_id, true, false).await?;
diff --git a/appmgr/src/config/mod.rs b/appmgr/src/config/mod.rs
index 67df94f9e..20b41b5a6 100644
--- a/appmgr/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/appmgr/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ pub async fn configure(
             &mut res.stopped,
         )
         .await?;
-        if crate::apps::status(&dependent).await?.status != crate::apps::DockerStatus::Stopped {
+        if crate::apps::status(&dependent, false).await?.status
+            != crate::apps::DockerStatus::Stopped
+        {
             crate::control::stop_app(&dependent, false, dry_run).await?;
             res.stopped.insert(
                 // TODO: maybe don't do this if its not running
@@ -283,7 +285,8 @@ pub async fn configure(
                 crate::apps::set_configured(name, true).await?;
                 crate::apps::set_recoverable(name, false).await?;
             }
-            if crate::apps::status(name).await?.status != crate::apps::DockerStatus::Stopped {
+            if crate::apps::status(name, false).await?.status != crate::apps::DockerStatus::Stopped
+            {
                 if !dry_run {
                     crate::apps::set_needs_restart(name, true).await?;
                 }
diff --git a/appmgr/src/control.rs b/appmgr/src/control.rs
index f4c1d0381..1a6434e26 100644
--- a/appmgr/src/control.rs
+++ b/appmgr/src/control.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub async fn start_app(name: &str, update_metadata: bool) -> Result<(), Error> {
         true,
     )
     .await?;
-    let status = crate::apps::status(name).await?.status;
+    let status = crate::apps::status(name, false).await?.status;
     if status == crate::apps::DockerStatus::Stopped {
         if update_metadata {
             crate::config::configure(name, None, None, false).await?;
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ pub async fn stop_dependents(
     ) -> BoxFuture<'a, Result<(), Error>> {
         async move {
             for dependent in crate::apps::dependents(name, false).await? {
-                if crate::apps::status(&dependent).await?.status
+                if crate::apps::status(&dependent, false).await?.status
                     != crate::apps::DockerStatus::Stopped
                 {
                     stop_dependents_rec(&dependent, dry_run, DependencyError::NotRunning, res)
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ pub async fn repair_app_status() -> Result<(), Error> {
             true,
         )
         .await?;
-        if crate::apps::status(&name).await?.status == crate::apps::DockerStatus::Stopped {
+        if crate::apps::status(&name, false).await?.status == crate::apps::DockerStatus::Stopped {
             start_app(&name, true).await?;
         }
         crate::util::unlock(lock).await?;
diff --git a/appmgr/src/dependencies.rs b/appmgr/src/dependencies.rs
index df7732461..a5ed12d9b 100644
--- a/appmgr/src/dependencies.rs
+++ b/appmgr/src/dependencies.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ impl DepInfo {
         if !errors.is_empty() {
             return Ok(Err(DependencyError::ConfigUnsatisfied(errors)));
         }
-        if crate::apps::status(dependency_id).await?.status != crate::apps::DockerStatus::Running {
+        if crate::apps::status(dependency_id, false).await?.status
+            != crate::apps::DockerStatus::Running
+        {
             return Ok(Err(DependencyError::NotRunning));
         }
         Ok(Ok(()))
diff --git a/appmgr/src/install.rs b/appmgr/src/install.rs
index 192f0d643..df86afb3c 100644
--- a/appmgr/src/install.rs
+++ b/appmgr/src/install.rs
@@ -561,7 +561,8 @@ pub async fn install_v0<R: AsyncRead + Unpin + Send + Sync>(
         if dep_info.mount_shared
             && crate::apps::list_info().await?.get(&dep_id).is_some()
             && crate::apps::manifest(&dep_id).await?.shared.is_some()
-            && crate::apps::status(&dep_id).await?.status != crate::apps::DockerStatus::Stopped
+            && crate::apps::status(&dep_id, false).await?.status
+                != crate::apps::DockerStatus::Stopped
         {
             crate::apps::set_needs_restart(&dep_id, true).await?;
         }
diff --git a/appmgr/src/update.rs b/appmgr/src/update.rs
index 1b8ab598c..9b60111d3 100644
--- a/appmgr/src/update.rs
+++ b/appmgr/src/update.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ pub async fn update(
     let version = crate::registry::version(name, &version_req).await?;
     let mut res = LinearMap::new();
     for dependent in crate::apps::dependents(name, false).await? {
-        if crate::apps::status(&dependent).await?.status != crate::apps::DockerStatus::Stopped {
+        if crate::apps::status(&dependent, false).await?.status
+            != crate::apps::DockerStatus::Stopped
+        {
             let manifest = crate::apps::manifest(&dependent).await?;
             match manifest.dependencies.0.get(name) {
                 Some(dep) if !version.satisfies(&dep.version) => {
@@ -30,7 +32,8 @@ pub async fn update(
                         &mut res,
                     )
                     .await?;
-                    if crate::apps::status(name).await?.status != crate::apps::DockerStatus::Stopped
+                    if crate::apps::status(name, false).await?.status
+                        != crate::apps::DockerStatus::Stopped
                     {
                         crate::control::stop_app(&dependent, false, dry_run).await?;
                         res.insert(
@@ -53,7 +56,8 @@ pub async fn update(
                         &mut res,
                     )
                     .await?;
-                    if crate::apps::status(name).await?.status != crate::apps::DockerStatus::Stopped
+                    if crate::apps::status(name, false).await?.status
+                        != crate::apps::DockerStatus::Stopped
                     {
                         crate::control::stop_app(&dependent, false, dry_run).await?;
                         res.insert(