diff --git a/cli/app/ps.go b/cli/app/ps.go
index b593a64f..cbe5bb0f 100644
--- a/cli/app/ps.go
+++ b/cli/app/ps.go
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ package app
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"strings"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/cli/internal"
@@ -10,11 +11,13 @@ import (
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/client"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/formatter"
-	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/service"
+	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/recipe"
+	abraService "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/service"
 	stack "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/upstream/stack"
 	"github.com/buger/goterm"
 	dockerFormatter "github.com/docker/cli/cli/command/formatter"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/filters"
 	dockerClient "github.com/docker/docker/client"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ var appPsCommand = cli.Command{
 	ArgsUsage:   "<domain>",
 	Description: "Show a more detailed status output of a specific deployed app",
 	Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		internal.MachineReadableFlag,
 		internal.WatchFlag,
 		internal.DebugFlag,
 	},
@@ -40,7 +44,7 @@ var appPsCommand = cli.Command{
 			logrus.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
-		isDeployed, _, err := stack.IsDeployed(context.Background(), cl, app.StackName())
+		isDeployed, deployedVersion, err := stack.IsDeployed(context.Background(), cl, app.StackName())
 		if err != nil {
 			logrus.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -49,6 +53,15 @@ var appPsCommand = cli.Command{
 			logrus.Fatalf("%s is not deployed?", app.Name)
 		}
 
+		statuses, err := config.GetAppStatuses([]config.App{app}, true)
+		if statusMeta, ok := statuses[app.StackName()]; ok {
+			if _, exists := statusMeta["chaos"]; !exists {
+				if err := recipe.EnsureVersion(app.Recipe, deployedVersion); err != nil {
+					logrus.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		if !internal.Watch {
 			showPSOutput(c, app, cl)
 			return nil
@@ -66,36 +79,77 @@ var appPsCommand = cli.Command{
 
 // showPSOutput renders ps output.
 func showPSOutput(c *cli.Context, app config.App, cl *dockerClient.Client) {
-	filters, err := app.Filters(true, true)
+	composeFiles, err := config.GetComposeFiles(app.Recipe, app.Env)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Fatal(err)
+		return
 	}
 
-	containers, err := cl.ContainerList(context.Background(), types.ContainerListOptions{Filters: filters})
+	deployOpts := stack.Deploy{
+		Composefiles: composeFiles,
+		Namespace:    app.StackName(),
+		Prune:        false,
+		ResolveImage: stack.ResolveImageAlways,
+	}
+	compose, err := config.GetAppComposeConfig(app.Name, deployOpts, app.Env)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Fatal(err)
+		return
 	}
 
-	tableCol := []string{"service name", "image", "created", "status", "state", "ports"}
-	table := formatter.CreateTable(tableCol)
+	var tablerows [][]string
+	allContainerStats := make(map[string]map[string]string)
+	for _, service := range compose.Services {
+		filters := filters.NewArgs()
+		filters.Add("name", fmt.Sprintf("^%s_%s", app.StackName(), service.Name))
 
-	for _, container := range containers {
-		var containerNames []string
-		for _, containerName := range container.Names {
-			trimmed := strings.TrimPrefix(containerName, "/")
-			containerNames = append(containerNames, trimmed)
+		containers, err := cl.ContainerList(context.Background(), types.ContainerListOptions{Filters: filters})
+		if err != nil {
+			logrus.Fatal(err)
+			return
 		}
 
-		tableRow := []string{
-			service.ContainerToServiceName(container.Names, app.StackName()),
-			formatter.RemoveSha(container.Image),
-			formatter.HumanDuration(container.Created),
-			container.Status,
-			container.State,
-			dockerFormatter.DisplayablePorts(container.Ports),
+		var containerStats map[string]string
+
+		if len(containers) == 0 {
+			containerStats = map[string]string{
+				"service name": service.Name,
+				"image":        "unknown",
+				"created":      "unknown",
+				"status":       "unknown",
+				"state":        "unknown",
+				"ports":        "unknown",
+			}
+		} else {
+			container := containers[0]
+			containerStats = map[string]string{
+				"service name": abraService.ContainerToServiceName(container.Names, app.StackName()),
+				"image":        formatter.RemoveSha(container.Image),
+				"created":      formatter.HumanDuration(container.Created),
+				"status":       container.Status,
+				"state":        container.State,
+				"ports":        dockerFormatter.DisplayablePorts(container.Ports),
+			}
 		}
-		table.Append(tableRow)
+		allContainerStats[containerStats["service name"]] = containerStats
+
+		var tablerow []string = []string{containerStats["service name"], containerStats["image"], containerStats["created"], containerStats["status"], containerStats["state"], containerStats["ports"]}
+		tablerows = append(tablerows, tablerow)
+	}
+	if internal.MachineReadable {
+		jsonstring, err := json.Marshal(allContainerStats)
+		if err != nil {
+			logrus.Fatal(err)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println(string(jsonstring))
+		}
+		return
+	} else {
+		tableCol := []string{"service name", "image", "created", "status", "state", "ports"}
+		table := formatter.CreateTable(tableCol)
+		for _, row := range tablerows {
+			table.Append(row)
+		}
+		table.Render()
 	}
-
-	table.Render()
 }