diff --git a/cli/app/remove.go b/cli/app/remove.go
index ab515345..6533a13b 100644
--- a/cli/app/remove.go
+++ b/cli/app/remove.go
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ var appRemoveCommand = &cli.Command{
 			if err != nil {
 				logrus.Fatal(err)
 			}
-			if statuses[app.Name]["status"] == "deployed" {
-				logrus.Fatalf("'%s' is still deployed. Run \"abra app %s undeploy\" or pass --force", app.Name, app.Name)
+			if isDeployed {
+				logrus.Fatalf("'%s' is still deployed. Run \"abra app undeploy %s \" or pass --force", app.Name, app.Name)
 			}
 		}