diff --git a/cli/app/remove.go b/cli/app/remove.go
index f9fddb7f..ab515345 100644
--- a/cli/app/remove.go
+++ b/cli/app/remove.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/cli/internal"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/client"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
+	stack "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/upstream/stack"
 	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/filters"
@@ -48,18 +49,13 @@ var appRemoveCommand = &cli.Command{
 			}
 		}
 
-		appFiles, err := config.LoadAppFiles("")
-		if err != nil {
-			logrus.Fatal(err)
-		}
-
 		cl, err := client.New(app.Server)
 		if err != nil {
 			logrus.Fatal(err)
 		}
+
 		if !internal.Force {
-			// FIXME: only query for app we are interested in, not all of them!
-			statuses, err := config.GetAppStatuses(appFiles)
+			isDeployed, _, err := stack.IsDeployed(c.Context, cl, app.StackName())
 			if err != nil {
 				logrus.Fatal(err)
 			}