diff --git a/cli/app/list.go b/cli/app/list.go
index 2c4bf521..c9f1942d 100644
--- a/cli/app/list.go
+++ b/cli/app/list.go
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ Use "--status/-S" flag to query all servers for the live deployment status.`),
 				totalAppsCount++
 
 				if status {
+					if err := app.Recipe.EnsureUpToDate(); err != nil {
+						log.Warnf(
+							"Failed to ensure repo is up to date for recipe: %s err: %s",
+							app.Recipe.Name,
+							err,
+						)
+					}
 					status := i18n.G("unknown")
 					version := i18n.G("unknown")
 					chaos := i18n.G("unknown")
diff --git a/tests/integration/app_list.bats b/tests/integration/app_list.bats
index ab4e64f4..ae95d0d7 100644
--- a/tests/integration/app_list.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/app_list.bats
@@ -67,6 +67,16 @@ teardown(){
   assert_output --partial "$TEST_SERVER"
   assert_output --partial "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN"
   assert_output --partial "deployed"
+  assert_output --partial "latest"
+
+  _remove_tags
+
+  run $ABRA app ls --status
+  assert_success
+  assert_output --partial "$TEST_SERVER"
+  assert_output --partial "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN"
+  assert_output --partial "deployed"
+  assert_output --partial "latest"
 }
 
 @test "filter by server" {
diff --git a/tests/integration/helpers/git.bash b/tests/integration/helpers/git.bash
index e88128dd..89f00156 100644
--- a/tests/integration/helpers/git.bash
+++ b/tests/integration/helpers/git.bash
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ _remove_tags(){
 
   run bash -c 'git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" tag -l | wc -l'
   assert_success
-  assert_output '0'
+  # If this was done without the --regexp I get this error:
+  # -- output differs --
+  # expected : 0
+  # actual   :        0
+  # --
+  assert_output --regexp '[[:space:]]0'
 }
 
 _reset_tags() {