diff --git a/cli/app/list.go b/cli/app/list.go
index d5076e73..222e3f27 100644
--- a/cli/app/list.go
+++ b/cli/app/list.go
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ Use "--status/-S" flag to query all servers for the live deployment status.`),
 						log.Fatal(err)
 					}
 
-					status := i18n.G("unknown")
-					version := i18n.G("unknown")
-					chaos := i18n.G("unknown")
-					chaosVersion := i18n.G("unknown")
+					status := "unknown"
+					version := "unknown"
+					chaos := "unknown"
+					chaosVersion := "unknown"
 					if statusMeta, ok := statuses[app.StackName()]; ok {
 						if currentVersion, exists := statusMeta["version"]; exists {
 							if currentVersion != "" {
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ Use "--status/-S" flag to query all servers for the live deployment status.`),
 
 					if len(newUpdates) == 0 {
 						if version == "unknown" {
-							appStats.Upgrade = i18n.G("unknown")
+							appStats.Upgrade = "unknown"
 						} else {
-							appStats.Upgrade = i18n.G("latest")
+							appStats.Upgrade = "latest"
 							stats.LatestCount++
 						}
 					} else {
@@ -256,13 +256,12 @@ Use "--status/-S" flag to query all servers for the live deployment status.`),
 					}
 
 					row = append(row, []string{
-						appStat.Status,
-						chaosStatus,
-						appStat.Version,
-						appStat.Upgrade}...,
-					)
+						displayUnknown(appStat.Status),
+						displayUnknown(chaosStatus),
+						displayUnknown(appStat.Version),
+						displayUpgrade(appStat.Upgrade),
+					}...)
 				}
-
 				rows = append(rows, row)
 			}
 
@@ -283,6 +282,20 @@ Use "--status/-S" flag to query all servers for the live deployment status.`),
 	},
 }
 
+func displayUnknown(value string) string {
+	if value == "unknown" {
+		return i18n.G("unknown")
+	}
+	return value
+}
+
+func displayUpgrade(value string) string {
+	if value == "latest" {
+		return i18n.G("latest")
+	}
+	return displayUnknown(value)
+}
+
 var (
 	status        bool
 	recipeFilter  string