diff --git a/internal/orchestrator/helpers.go b/internal/orchestrator/helpers.go
index 773b0f677..820415787 100644
--- a/internal/orchestrator/helpers.go
+++ b/internal/orchestrator/helpers.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func parseAppStatus(containers []container.Summary) []AppStatusInfo {
 		}
 
 		// ...else we have multiple different status we calculate the status
-		// among the possible left: {failed, stopping, starting}
+		// among the possible left: {failed, stopping, starting, stopped}
 		if slices.ContainsFunc(s, func(v Status) bool { return v == StatusFailed }) {
 			appendResult(appPath, StatusFailed)
 			continue
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ func parseAppStatus(containers []container.Summary) []AppStatusInfo {
 			appendResult(appPath, StatusStarting)
 			continue
 		}
+		if slices.ContainsFunc(s, func(v Status) bool { return v == StatusStopped }) {
+			appendResult(appPath, StatusFailed)
+			continue
+		}
 	}
 
 	return apps
diff --git a/internal/orchestrator/helpers_test.go b/internal/orchestrator/helpers_test.go
index e4f893553..ba3485686 100644
--- a/internal/orchestrator/helpers_test.go
+++ b/internal/orchestrator/helpers_test.go
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ func TestParseAppStatus(t *testing.T) {
 			statusMessage:  []string{"Up 5 minutes", "Dead"},
 			want:           StatusFailed,
 		},
+		{
+			name:           "dangling container is failed",
+			containerState: []container.ContainerState{container.StateRunning, container.StateExited},
+			statusMessage:  []string{"Up 10 minutes", "Exited (137)"},
+			want:           StatusFailed,
+		},
 		{
 			name:           "failed container takes precedence over stopping and starting",
 			containerState: []container.ContainerState{container.StateRunning, container.StateDead, container.StateRemoving, container.StateRestarting},