diff --git a/plugins/app-json/go.mod b/plugins/app-json/go.mod
index 5de818c54..772c0a15c 100644
--- a/plugins/app-json/go.mod
+++ b/plugins/app-json/go.mod
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@ module github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/app-json
 go 1.16
 
 require (
+	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/kballard/go-shellquote v0.0.0-20180428030007-95032a82bc51
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201207232520-09787c993a3a
 )
 
+replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps => ../apps
+
 replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common => ../common
diff --git a/plugins/app-json/subcommands.go b/plugins/app-json/subcommands.go
index b2f396281..30ef7c3d4 100644
--- a/plugins/app-json/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/app-json/subcommands.go
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 package appjson
 
 import (
+	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps"
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
 )
 
 // CommandReport displays a network report for one or more apps
 func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
-		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
+		apps, err := apps.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/apps/Makefile b/plugins/apps/Makefile
index 8a92e94b9..b24c25864 100644
--- a/plugins/apps/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/apps/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SUBCOMMANDS = subcommands/clone subcommands/create subcommands/destroy subcommands/exists subcommands/list subcommands/lock subcommands/locked subcommands/rename subcommands/report subcommands/unlock
-TRIGGERS = triggers/app-create triggers/app-destroy triggers/app-exists triggers/app-maybe-create triggers/deploy-source-set triggers/install triggers/post-app-clone-setup triggers/post-app-rename-setup triggers/post-delete triggers/report
+TRIGGERS = triggers/app-create triggers/app-destroy triggers/app-exists triggers/app-list triggers/app-maybe-create triggers/deploy-source-set triggers/install triggers/post-app-clone-setup triggers/post-app-rename-setup triggers/post-delete triggers/report
 BUILD = commands subcommands triggers
 PLUGIN_NAME = apps
 
diff --git a/plugins/apps/apps.go b/plugins/apps/apps.go
index 3369609ca..ae4bf246e 100644
--- a/plugins/apps/apps.go
+++ b/plugins/apps/apps.go
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 package apps
 
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
+)
+
 var (
 	// DefaultProperties is a map of all valid network properties with corresponding default property values
 	DefaultProperties = map[string]string{
@@ -13,3 +21,30 @@ var (
 		"deploy-source-metadata": true,
 	}
 )
+
+// DokkuApps returns a list of all local apps
+func DokkuApps() ([]string, error) {
+	apps := []string{}
+	dokkuRoot := common.MustGetEnv("DOKKU_ROOT")
+	files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(dokkuRoot)
+	if err != nil {
+		return apps, fmt.Errorf("You haven't deployed any applications yet")
+	}
+
+	for _, f := range files {
+		appRoot := common.AppRoot(f.Name())
+		if !common.DirectoryExists(appRoot) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if strings.HasPrefix(f.Name(), ".") {
+			continue
+		}
+		apps = append(apps, f.Name())
+	}
+
+	if len(apps) == 0 {
+		return apps, fmt.Errorf("You haven't deployed any applications yet")
+	}
+
+	return apps, nil
+}
diff --git a/plugins/apps/src/triggers/triggers.go b/plugins/apps/src/triggers/triggers.go
index 9a0ce9d5c..9679ab9e4 100644
--- a/plugins/apps/src/triggers/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/apps/src/triggers/triggers.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ func main() {
 	case "app-exists":
 		appName := flag.Arg(0)
 		err = apps.TriggerAppExists(appName)
+	case "app-list":
+		err = apps.TriggerAppList()
 	case "app-maybe-create":
 		appName := flag.Arg(0)
 		err = apps.TriggerAppMaybeCreate(appName)
diff --git a/plugins/apps/subcommands.go b/plugins/apps/subcommands.go
index bac59eb94..2911808de 100644
--- a/plugins/apps/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/apps/subcommands.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func CommandExists(appName string) error {
 // CommandList lists all apps
 func CommandList() error {
 	common.LogInfo2Quiet("My Apps")
-	apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
+	apps, err := DokkuApps()
 	if err != nil {
 		common.LogWarn(err.Error())
 		return nil
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func CommandRename(oldAppName string, newAppName string, skipDeploy bool) error
 // CommandReport displays an app report for one or more apps
 func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
-		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
+		apps, err := DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/apps/triggers.go b/plugins/apps/triggers.go
index b70076c64..0a1017946 100644
--- a/plugins/apps/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/apps/triggers.go
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ func TriggerAppExists(appName string) error {
 	return appExists(appName)
 }
 
+// TriggerAppList outputs each app name to stdout on a newline
+func TriggerAppList() error {
+	apps, _ := DokkuApps()
+	for _, app := range apps {
+		common.Log(app)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // TriggerAppMaybeCreate is a trigger to allow gated app creation
 func TriggerAppMaybeCreate(appName string) error {
 	return maybeCreateApp(appName)
diff --git a/plugins/builder-dockerfile/internal-functions b/plugins/builder-dockerfile/internal-functions
index 88503617b..219d7d3e9 100755
--- a/plugins/builder-dockerfile/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/builder-dockerfile/internal-functions
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ cmd-builder-dockerfile-report() {
   declare cmd="builder-dockerfile:report"
   [[ "$1" == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
   declare APP="$1" INFO_FLAG="$2"
-  local INSTALLED_APPS=$(dokku_apps)
 
   if [[ -n "$APP" ]] && [[ "$APP" == --* ]]; then
     INFO_FLAG="$APP"
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ cmd-builder-dockerfile-report() {
   fi
 
   if [[ -z "$APP" ]]; then
-    for app in $INSTALLED_APPS; do
+    for app in $(dokku_apps); do
       cmd-builder-dockerfile-report-single "$app" "$INFO_FLAG" | tee || true
     done
   else
diff --git a/plugins/builder-pack/internal-functions b/plugins/builder-pack/internal-functions
index 72c4b73f4..41d36353a 100755
--- a/plugins/builder-pack/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/builder-pack/internal-functions
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ cmd-builder-pack-report() {
   declare cmd="builder-pack:report"
   [[ "$1" == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
   declare APP="$1" INFO_FLAG="$2"
-  local INSTALLED_APPS=$(dokku_apps)
 
   if [[ -n "$APP" ]] && [[ "$APP" == --* ]]; then
     INFO_FLAG="$APP"
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ cmd-builder-pack-report() {
   fi
 
   if [[ -z "$APP" ]]; then
-    for app in $INSTALLED_APPS; do
+    for app in $(dokku_apps); do
       cmd-builder-pack-report-single "$app" "$INFO_FLAG" | tee || true
     done
   else
diff --git a/plugins/builder/go.mod b/plugins/builder/go.mod
index 93f3068ee..6153d3391 100644
--- a/plugins/builder/go.mod
+++ b/plugins/builder/go.mod
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ module github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/builder
 go 1.16
 
 require (
+	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/otiai10/copy v1.6.0
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 )
 
+replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps => ../apps
+
 replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common => ../common
diff --git a/plugins/builder/subcommands.go b/plugins/builder/subcommands.go
index 9278f8493..513c8ebc5 100644
--- a/plugins/builder/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/builder/subcommands.go
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 package builder
 
 import (
+	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps"
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
 )
 
 // CommandReport displays a builder report for one or more apps
 func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
-		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
+		apps, err := apps.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/buildpacks/go.mod b/plugins/buildpacks/go.mod
index cd66e8765..1be08af06 100644
--- a/plugins/buildpacks/go.mod
+++ b/plugins/buildpacks/go.mod
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ module github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/buildpacks
 go 1.16
 
 require (
+	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 )
 
+replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps => ../apps
+
 replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common => ../common
diff --git a/plugins/buildpacks/subcommands.go b/plugins/buildpacks/subcommands.go
index 9a49ffabc..61ae6c704 100644
--- a/plugins/buildpacks/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/buildpacks/subcommands.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps"
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
 )
 
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ func CommandRemove(appName string, buildpack string, index int) (err error) {
 // CommandReport displays a buildpacks report for one or more apps
 func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
-		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
+		apps, err := apps.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/certs/internal-functions b/plugins/certs/internal-functions
index 4a05d2a1b..923f3faa3 100755
--- a/plugins/certs/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/certs/internal-functions
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ cmd-certs-report() {
   declare cmd="certs:report"
   [[ "$1" == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
   declare APP="$1" INFO_FLAG="$2"
-  local INSTALLED_APPS=$(dokku_apps)
 
   if [[ -n "$APP" ]] && [[ "$APP" == --* ]]; then
     INFO_FLAG="$APP"
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ cmd-certs-report() {
   fi
 
   if [[ -z "$APP" ]]; then
-    for app in $INSTALLED_APPS; do
+    for app in $(dokku_apps); do
       cmd-certs-report-single "$app" "$INFO_FLAG" | tee || true
     done
   else
diff --git a/plugins/checks/install b/plugins/checks/install
index dcd789d3d..1497ca5d4 100755
--- a/plugins/checks/install
+++ b/plugins/checks/install
@@ -6,13 +6,10 @@ source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/config/functions"
 
 migrate_checks_vars_0_5_0() {
   declare desc="migrates deprecated CHECKS config variables to simplified counter part introduced in 0.5.x"
-  local APPS="$(dokku_apps)"
   local GLOBAL_SKIP_ALL_CHECKS=$(config_get --global DOKKU_SKIP_ALL_CHECKS || true)
   local GLOBAL_SKIP_DEFAULT_CHECKS=$(config_get --global DOKKU_SKIP_DEFAULT_CHECKS || true)
 
-  local app
-
-  for app in $APPS; do
+  for app in $(dokku_apps); do
     local APP_SKIP_ALL_CHECKS=$(config_get "$app" DOKKU_SKIP_ALL_CHECKS || true)
     local APP_SKIP_DEFAULT_CHECKS=$(config_get "$app" DOKKU_SKIP_DEFAULT_CHECKS || true)
 
@@ -37,11 +34,8 @@ migrate_checks_vars_0_5_0() {
 
 migrate_checks_vars_0_6_0() {
   declare desc="migrates CHECKS config variables from 0.5.x to support fully-disabled zero-downtime checks"
-  local APPS="$(dokku_apps)"
 
-  local app
-
-  for app in $APPS; do
+  for app in $(dokku_apps); do
     local APP_DOKKU_CHECKS_ENABLED=$(config_get "$app" DOKKU_CHECKS_ENABLED || true)
     if [[ $APP_DOKKU_CHECKS_ENABLED ]]; then
       dokku_log_info1 "Migrating zero downtime env variables to 0.6.x. The following variables will be migrated"
diff --git a/plugins/checks/internal-functions b/plugins/checks/internal-functions
index bf78f4c96..fe125bf08 100755
--- a/plugins/checks/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/checks/internal-functions
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ cmd-checks-report() {
   declare cmd="checks:report"
   [[ "$1" == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
   declare APP="$1" INFO_FLAG="$2"
-  local INSTALLED_APPS=$(dokku_apps)
 
   if [[ -n "$APP" ]] && [[ "$APP" == --* ]]; then
     INFO_FLAG="$APP"
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ cmd-checks-report() {
   fi
 
   if [[ -z "$APP" ]]; then
-    for app in $INSTALLED_APPS; do
+    for app in $(dokku_apps); do
       cmd-checks-report-single "$app" "$INFO_FLAG" | tee || true
     done
   else
diff --git a/plugins/common/functions b/plugins/common/functions
index b2bb8dd44..ce1460496 100755
--- a/plugins/common/functions
+++ b/plugins/common/functions
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@ has_tty() {
 
 dokku_apps() {
   declare desc="prints list of all local apps"
-  local INSTALLED_APPS=$(find "$DOKKU_ROOT" -follow -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d ! -name '.*' -printf "%f\n" 2>/dev/null | sort) || (dokku_log_fail "You haven't deployed any applications yet")
-  [[ $INSTALLED_APPS ]] && echo "$INSTALLED_APPS"
+  local INSTALLED_APPS="$(plugn trigger app-list)"
+  if [[ -z "$INSTALLED_APPS" ]]; then
+    dokku_log_fail "You haven't deployed any applications yet"
+  fi
+  echo "$INSTALLED_APPS"
 }
 
 dokku_version() {
diff --git a/plugins/cron/functions.go b/plugins/cron/functions.go
index ebdd7fb61..18cb1b1da 100644
--- a/plugins/cron/functions.go
+++ b/plugins/cron/functions.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"text/template"
 
 	appjson "github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/app-json"
+	apps "github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps"
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
 
 	cronparser "github.com/robfig/cron/v3"
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ func deleteCrontab() error {
 }
 
 func writeCronEntries() error {
-	apps, _ := common.DokkuApps()
+	apps, _ := apps.DokkuApps()
 	commands := []templateCommand{}
 	for _, appName := range apps {
 		scheduler := common.GetAppScheduler(appName)
diff --git a/plugins/cron/go.mod b/plugins/cron/go.mod
index 3918dd95c..75b251103 100644
--- a/plugins/cron/go.mod
+++ b/plugins/cron/go.mod
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ go 1.16
 
 require (
 	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/app-json v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
+	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/robfig/cron/v3 v3.0.1
 	github.com/ryanuber/columnize v1.1.2-0.20190319233515-9e6335e58db3
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 )
 
+replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps => ../apps
+
 replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/app-json => ../app-json
 
 replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common => ../common
diff --git a/plugins/cron/subcommands.go b/plugins/cron/subcommands.go
index 88bca6231..6038e1564 100644
--- a/plugins/cron/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/cron/subcommands.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package cron
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps"
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
 	"github.com/ryanuber/columnize"
 )
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ func CommandList(appName string) error {
 // CommandReport displays a cron report for one or more apps
 func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
-		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
+		apps, err := apps.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/docker-options/internal-functions b/plugins/docker-options/internal-functions
index 5bcddeee0..5634f4f28 100755
--- a/plugins/docker-options/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/docker-options/internal-functions
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ cmd-docker-options-report() {
   declare cmd="docker-options:report"
   [[ "$1" == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
   declare APP="$1" INFO_FLAG="$2"
-  local INSTALLED_APPS=$(dokku_apps)
 
   if [[ -n "$APP" ]] && [[ "$APP" == --* ]]; then
     INFO_FLAG="$APP"
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ cmd-docker-options-report() {
   fi
 
   if [[ -z "$APP" ]]; then
-    for app in $INSTALLED_APPS; do
+    for app in $(dokku_apps); do
       cmd-docker-options-report-single "$app" "$INFO_FLAG" | tee || true
     done
   else
diff --git a/plugins/domains/internal-functions b/plugins/domains/internal-functions
index 0fb6f07b2..adb6225c0 100755
--- a/plugins/domains/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/domains/internal-functions
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ cmd-domains-report() {
   declare cmd="domains:report"
   [[ "$1" == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
   declare APP="$1" INFO_FLAG="$2"
-  local INSTALLED_APPS=$(dokku_apps)
 
   if [[ "$APP" == "--global" ]]; then
     cmd-domains-report-single "$APP" "$INFO_FLAG"
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ cmd-domains-report() {
   fi
 
   if [[ -z "$APP" ]]; then
-    for app in $INSTALLED_APPS; do
+    for app in $(dokku_apps); do
       cmd-domains-report-single "$app" "$INFO_FLAG" | tee || true
     done
   else
diff --git a/plugins/git/install b/plugins/git/install
index 8e6cdbc1c..738e2f99b 100755
--- a/plugins/git/install
+++ b/plugins/git/install
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ trigger-git-install() {
 
 migrate_git_vars_0_12_0() {
   declare desc="migrates git config variables from 0.11.x"
-  local APPS="$(dokku_apps)"
   local DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH app
 
   DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH=$(config_get --global DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH || true)
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ migrate_git_vars_0_12_0() {
     DOKKU_QUIET_OUTPUT=1 config_unset --global DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH || true
   fi
 
-  for app in $APPS; do
+  for app in $(dokku_apps); do
     DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH=$(config_get "$app" DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH || true)
     if [[ -n "$DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH" ]]; then
       fn-plugin-property-write "git" "$app" "deploy-branch" "$DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH"
diff --git a/plugins/git/internal-functions b/plugins/git/internal-functions
index 6d35ea2b1..68eeb098e 100755
--- a/plugins/git/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/git/internal-functions
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ cmd-git-report() {
   declare cmd="git:report"
   [[ "$1" == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
   declare APP="$1" INFO_FLAG="$2"
-  local INSTALLED_APPS=$(dokku_apps)
 
   if [[ -n "$APP" ]] && [[ "$APP" == --* ]]; then
     INFO_FLAG="$APP"
@@ -234,7 +233,7 @@ cmd-git-report() {
   fi
 
   if [[ -z "$APP" ]]; then
-    for app in $INSTALLED_APPS; do
+    for app in $(dokku_apps); do
       cmd-git-report-single "$app" "$INFO_FLAG" | tee || true
     done
   else
diff --git a/plugins/logs/functions.go b/plugins/logs/functions.go
index 50aa6a2ca..91d6eea99 100644
--- a/plugins/logs/functions.go
+++ b/plugins/logs/functions.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps"
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
 	"github.com/joncalhoun/qson"
 )
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ func sinkValueToConfig(appName string, sinkValue string) (vectorSink, error) {
 }
 
 func writeVectorConfig() error {
-	apps, _ := common.DokkuApps()
+	apps, _ := apps.DokkuApps()
 	data := vectorConfig{
 		Sources: map[string]vectorSource{},
 		Sinks:   map[string]vectorSink{},
diff --git a/plugins/logs/go.mod b/plugins/logs/go.mod
index 91e9cab4a..c13c79bcc 100644
--- a/plugins/logs/go.mod
+++ b/plugins/logs/go.mod
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ go 1.16
 
 require (
 	github.com/codeskyblue/go-sh v0.0.0-20190412065543-76bd3d59ff27
+	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
-	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/docker-options v0.0.0-20210208020425-f7beb3d95ddd
+	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/docker-options v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/joncalhoun/qson v0.0.0-20200422171543-84433dcd3da0
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 )
 
+replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps => ../apps
+
 replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common => ../common
 
 replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/docker-options => ../docker-options
diff --git a/plugins/logs/subcommands.go b/plugins/logs/subcommands.go
index 365a67892..277213fe7 100644
--- a/plugins/logs/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/logs/subcommands.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps"
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
 )
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ func CommandFailed(appName string, allApps bool) error {
 // CommandReport displays a logs report for one or more apps
 func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
-		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
+		apps, err := apps.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/network/go.mod b/plugins/network/go.mod
index a34058e0d..55767a26a 100644
--- a/plugins/network/go.mod
+++ b/plugins/network/go.mod
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@ go 1.16
 
 require (
 	github.com/codeskyblue/go-sh v0.0.0-20190412065543-76bd3d59ff27
+	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/config v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 )
 
+replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps => ../apps
+
 replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common => ../common
 
 replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/config => ../config
diff --git a/plugins/network/subcommands.go b/plugins/network/subcommands.go
index bf04f5784..f052281e8 100644
--- a/plugins/network/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/network/subcommands.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps"
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
 )
 
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ func CommandList() error {
 
 // CommandRebuildall rebuilds network settings for all apps
 func CommandRebuildall() error {
-	apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
+	apps, err := apps.DokkuApps()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ func CommandRebuildall() error {
 // CommandReport displays a network report for one or more apps
 func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
-		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
+		apps, err := apps.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/network/triggers.go b/plugins/network/triggers.go
index 2906c1428..71840ea9e 100644
--- a/plugins/network/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/network/triggers.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
+	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps"
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/config"
 )
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ func TriggerInstall() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to install the network plugin: %s", err.Error())
 	}
 
-	apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
+	apps, err := apps.DokkuApps()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/command-functions b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/command-functions
index 1d5872b41..71f0a9d61 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/command-functions
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/command-functions
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ cmd-nginx-report() {
   declare cmd="nginx:report"
   [[ "$1" == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
   declare APP="$1" INFO_FLAG="$2"
-  local INSTALLED_APPS=$(dokku_apps)
 
   if [[ -n "$APP" ]] && [[ "$APP" == --* ]]; then
     INFO_FLAG="$APP"
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ cmd-nginx-report() {
   fi
 
   if [[ -z "$APP" ]]; then
-    for app in $INSTALLED_APPS; do
+    for app in $(dokku_apps); do
       cmd-nginx-report-single "$app" "$INFO_FLAG" | tee || true
     done
   else
diff --git a/plugins/proxy/go.mod b/plugins/proxy/go.mod
index a88c3cdc2..c4c1b4c52 100644
--- a/plugins/proxy/go.mod
+++ b/plugins/proxy/go.mod
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@ module github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/proxy
 go 1.16
 
 require (
+	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/config v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/ryanuber/columnize v1.1.2-0.20190319233515-9e6335e58db3
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 )
 
+replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps => ../apps
+
 replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common => ../common
 
 replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/config => ../config
diff --git a/plugins/proxy/subcommands.go b/plugins/proxy/subcommands.go
index 1dcb66558..836c9cf53 100644
--- a/plugins/proxy/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/proxy/subcommands.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps"
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/config"
 )
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ func CommandPortsSet(appName string, portMaps []string) error {
 // CommandReport displays a proxy report for one or more apps
 func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
-		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
+		apps, err := apps.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/ps/go.mod b/plugins/ps/go.mod
index cdb884ecd..82199a831 100644
--- a/plugins/ps/go.mod
+++ b/plugins/ps/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go 1.16
 
 require (
 	github.com/codeskyblue/go-sh v0.0.0-20190412065543-76bd3d59ff27
+	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/config v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/docker-options v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 )
 
+replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps => ../apps
+
 replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common => ../common
 
 replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/config => ../config
diff --git a/plugins/ps/subcommands.go b/plugins/ps/subcommands.go
index ed4ecaba0..16c2f5ff6 100644
--- a/plugins/ps/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/ps/subcommands.go
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
-	dockeroptions "github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/docker-options"
-
+	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps"
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
+	dockeroptions "github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/docker-options"
 	"github.com/gofrs/flock"
 )
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func CommandRebuild(appName string, allApps bool, parallelCount int) error {
 // CommandReport displays a ps report for one or more apps
 func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
-		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
+		apps, err := apps.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/ps/triggers.go b/plugins/ps/triggers.go
index 88c590ef0..fbd87868b 100644
--- a/plugins/ps/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/ps/triggers.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	sh "github.com/codeskyblue/go-sh"
+	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps"
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/config"
 	dockeroptions "github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/docker-options"
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ func TriggerInstall() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
+	apps, err := apps.DokkuApps()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/registry/go.mod b/plugins/registry/go.mod
index d935e5bb9..732383d7b 100644
--- a/plugins/registry/go.mod
+++ b/plugins/registry/go.mod
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ go 1.16
 
 require (
 	github.com/codeskyblue/go-sh v0.0.0-20190412065543-76bd3d59ff27
+	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 )
 
+replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps => ../apps
+
 replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common => ../common
diff --git a/plugins/registry/subcommands.go b/plugins/registry/subcommands.go
index beabc002a..ba27a1e0a 100644
--- a/plugins/registry/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/registry/subcommands.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps"
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
 )
 
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ func CommandLogin(server string, username string, password string, passwordStdin
 // CommandReport displays a registry report for one or more apps
 func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
-		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
+		apps, err := apps.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/resource/go.mod b/plugins/resource/go.mod
index a5792de11..cd4df919a 100644
--- a/plugins/resource/go.mod
+++ b/plugins/resource/go.mod
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ module github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/resource
 go 1.16
 
 require (
+	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 )
 
+replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps => ../apps
+
 replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common => ../common
diff --git a/plugins/resource/subcommands.go b/plugins/resource/subcommands.go
index f13217389..43402b572 100644
--- a/plugins/resource/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/resource/subcommands.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package resource
 
 import (
+	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps"
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
 )
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ func CommandLimitClear(appName string, processType string) error {
 // CommandReport displays a resource report for one or more apps
 func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
-		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
+		apps, err := apps.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/internal-functions b/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/internal-functions
index 256532c12..8568bd764 100755
--- a/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/internal-functions
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ cmd-scheduler-docker-local-report() {
   declare cmd="scheduler-docker-local:report"
   [[ "$1" == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
   declare APP="$1" INFO_FLAG="$2"
-  local INSTALLED_APPS=$(dokku_apps)
 
   if [[ -n "$APP" ]] && [[ "$APP" == --* ]]; then
     INFO_FLAG="$APP"
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ cmd-scheduler-docker-local-report() {
   fi
 
   if [[ -z "$APP" ]]; then
-    for app in $INSTALLED_APPS; do
+    for app in $(dokku_apps); do
       cmd-scheduler-docker-local-report-single "$app" "$INFO_FLAG" | tee || true
     done
   else
diff --git a/plugins/scheduler/go.mod b/plugins/scheduler/go.mod
index 54dc95487..73ca20ce0 100644
--- a/plugins/scheduler/go.mod
+++ b/plugins/scheduler/go.mod
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ module github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/scheduler
 go 1.16
 
 require (
+	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/config v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 )
 
+replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps => ../apps
+
 replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common => ../common
 
 replace github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/config => ../config
diff --git a/plugins/scheduler/subcommands.go b/plugins/scheduler/subcommands.go
index 98ed46e44..4cded4dcb 100644
--- a/plugins/scheduler/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/scheduler/subcommands.go
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 package scheduler
 
 import (
+	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps"
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
 )
 
 // CommandReport displays a scheduler report for one or more apps
 func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
-		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
+		apps, err := apps.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/scheduler/triggers.go b/plugins/scheduler/triggers.go
index d5ae16b1d..f3ed30531 100644
--- a/plugins/scheduler/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/scheduler/triggers.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package scheduler
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/apps"
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/config"
 )
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ func TriggerInstall() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to install the scheduler plugin: %s", err.Error())
 	}
 
-	apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
+	apps, err := apps.DokkuApps()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/storage/internal-functions b/plugins/storage/internal-functions
index 70be5e16f..7dedc62b5 100755
--- a/plugins/storage/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/storage/internal-functions
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ cmd-storage-report() {
   declare cmd="storage:report"
   [[ "$1" == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
   declare APP="$1" INFO_FLAG="$2"
-  local INSTALLED_APPS=$(dokku_apps)
 
   if [[ -n "$APP" ]] && [[ "$APP" == --* ]]; then
     INFO_FLAG="$APP"
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ cmd-storage-report() {
   fi
 
   if [[ -z "$APP" ]]; then
-    for app in $INSTALLED_APPS; do
+    for app in $(dokku_apps); do
       cmd-storage-report-single "$app" "$INFO_FLAG" | tee || true
     done
   else