diff --git a/plugins/common/functions b/plugins/common/functions
index 424a2ff7b..240bd215e 100755
--- a/plugins/common/functions
+++ b/plugins/common/functions
@@ -347,8 +347,7 @@ get_app_running_container_ids() {
   CIDS=$(get_app_container_ids "$APP" "$CONTAINER_TYPE")
 
   for CID in $CIDS; do
-    local APP_CONTAINER_STATUS=$(docker inspect -f '{{.State.Running}}' "$CID" 2>/dev/null || true)
-    [[ "$APP_CONTAINER_STATUS" == "true" ]] && local APP_RUNNING_CONTAINER_IDS+="$CID "
+    (is_container_status "$CID" "Running") && local APP_RUNNING_CONTAINER_IDS+="$CID "
   done
 
   echo "$APP_RUNNING_CONTAINER_IDS"
diff --git a/plugins/enter/subcommands/default b/plugins/enter/subcommands/default
index 0c2c50e29..cc9296d99 100755
--- a/plugins/enter/subcommands/default
+++ b/plugins/enter/subcommands/default
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ enter_default_cmd() {
     fi
   fi
 
-  docker inspect "$ID" &> /dev/null || dokku_log_fail "Container does not exist"
-  docker inspect -f '{{ .State.Running }}' "$ID" | grep -q "true" > /dev/null || dokku_log_fail "Container is not running"
+  (is_container_status "$ID" "Running") || dokku_log_fail "Container is not running"
 
   local DOKKU_APP_SHELL="/bin/bash"
   DOKKU_APP_SHELL="$(config_get --global DOKKU_APP_SHELL || echo "$DOKKU_APP_SHELL")"
diff --git a/plugins/ps/subcommands/report b/plugins/ps/subcommands/report
index 7b9755701..0dafcdd33 100755
--- a/plugins/ps/subcommands/report
+++ b/plugins/ps/subcommands/report
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ report_single_app() {
   local APP_CIDS=$(get_app_container_ids "$APP"); local PROCS=0; local RUNNING=""
 
   for CID in $APP_CIDS; do
-    local APP_CONTAINER_STATUS=$(docker inspect -f '{{.State.Running}}' "$CID" 2> /dev/null || true)
-    if [[ "$APP_CONTAINER_STATUS" == "true" ]]; then RUNNING+="0"; else RUNNING+="1"; fi
+    if (is_container_status "$CID" "Running"); then
+      RUNNING+="0"
+    else
+      RUNNING+="1"
+    fi
     PROCS=$((PROCS + 1))
   done