diff --git a/plugins/common/functions b/plugins/common/functions
index 85ca7e5ae..2c89b5ab1 100755
--- a/plugins/common/functions
+++ b/plugins/common/functions
@@ -408,14 +408,17 @@ is_deployed() {
 is_container_running() {
   declare desc="return 0 if given docker container id is in running state"
   declare deprecated=true
-  local CID=$1
-  local CONTAINER_STATUS=$(docker inspect -f '{{.State.Running}}' "$CID" || true)
+  declare CID="$1"
+  local CONTAINER_STATUS
+
+  dokku_log_warn "Deprecated: common#is_container_status"
+  CONTAINER_STATUS=$(docker inspect -f '{{.State.Running}}' "$CID" || true)
 
   if [[ "$CONTAINER_STATUS" == "true" ]]; then
     return 0
-  else
-    return 1
   fi
+
+  return 1
 }
 
 is_container_status() {
@@ -426,14 +429,17 @@ is_container_status() {
 
   if [[ "$CONTAINER_STATUS" == "true" ]]; then
     return 0
-  else
-    return 1
   fi
+
+  return 1
 }
 
 is_app_running() {
   declare desc="return 0 if given app has a running container"
+  declare deprecated=true
   local APP="$1"
+
+  dokku_log_warn "Deprecated: ps#fn-is-app-running"
   verify_app_name "$APP"
 
   local APP_RUNNING_CONTAINER_IDS=$(get_app_running_container_ids "$APP")
diff --git a/plugins/ps/functions b/plugins/ps/functions
index 39401bc20..60604924f 100755
--- a/plugins/ps/functions
+++ b/plugins/ps/functions
@@ -91,17 +91,24 @@ ps_start() {
   declare desc="starts app"
   local APP="$1"; verify_app_name "$APP"
   local IMAGE_TAG=$(get_running_image_tag "$APP");
+  local RUNNING
 
   if (is_deployed "$APP"); then
     plugn trigger pre-start "$APP"
-    if ! (is_app_running "$APP"); then
+    RUNNING="$(fn-ps-is-app-running "$APP")"
+
+    if [[ "$RUNNING" == "mixed" ]]; then
+      dokku_log_warn "App is running in mixed mode, releasing"
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "$RUNNING" != "true" ]]; then
       release_and_deploy "$APP" "$IMAGE_TAG"
     else
-      echo "App $APP already running"
+      dokku_log_warn "App $APP already running"
     fi
     plugn trigger proxy-build-config "$APP"
   else
-    echo "App $APP has not been deployed"
+    dokku_log_warn "App $APP has not been deployed"
   fi
 }
 
@@ -109,9 +116,9 @@ ps_stop() {
   declare desc="stops app"
   local APP="$1"; verify_app_name "$APP"
 
-  ! (is_deployed "$APP") && echo "App $APP has not been deployed" && exit 0
+  ! (is_deployed "$APP") && dokku_log_warn "App $APP has not been deployed" && exit 0
 
-  echo "Stopping $APP ..."
+  dokku_log_quiet "Stopping $APP ..."
   local DOKKU_SCHEDULER=$(config_get "$APP" DOKKU_SCHEDULER || echo "docker-local")
   plugn trigger scheduler-stop "$DOKKU_SCHEDULER" "$APP"
   plugn trigger post-stop "$APP"
@@ -132,7 +139,7 @@ ps_restart() {
   if (is_deployed "$APP"); then
     release_and_deploy "$APP" "$IMAGE_TAG"
   else
-    echo "App $APP has not been deployed"
+    dokku_log_warn "App $APP has not been deployed"
   fi
 }
 
@@ -171,3 +178,34 @@ get_restart_policies() {
   local -r phase_file_path=$1
   get_raw_restart_policies "$phase_file_path" | sed -e 's/^--restart=//g'
 }
+
+fn-ps-app-status() {
+  declare APP="$1"
+  local PROCS=0 RUNNING=""
+  local APP_CIDS=$(get_app_container_ids "$APP");
+
+  for CID in $APP_CIDS; do
+    if (is_container_status "$CID" "Running"); then
+      RUNNING+="0"
+    else
+      RUNNING+="1"
+    fi
+    PROCS=$((PROCS + 1))
+  done
+
+  if [[ "${#RUNNING}" -eq 0 ]] || [[ "${#RUNNING}" -ne 0 ]] && [[ "$RUNNING" != *"0"* ]]; then
+    RUNNING="false"
+  elif [[ "$RUNNING" != *"1"* ]] && [[ "${#RUNNING}" -ne 0 ]]; then
+    RUNNING="true"
+  else
+    RUNNING="mixed"
+  fi
+
+  echo "$PROCS $RUNNING"
+}
+
+fn-ps-is-app-running() {
+  declare APP="$1"
+  APP_STATUS=$(fn-ps-app-status "$APP")
+  echo "$APP_STATUS" | cut -d ' ' -f 2
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/ps/internal-functions b/plugins/ps/internal-functions
index 763e2f1b2..dfa8639a0 100755
--- a/plugins/ps/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/ps/internal-functions
@@ -33,27 +33,12 @@ cmd-ps-report-single() {
   local APP_DIR="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP"
   [[ "$INFO_FLAG" == "true" ]] && INFO_FLAG=""
 
-  local passed_phases="deploy"
-  local APP_CIDS=$(get_app_container_ids "$APP"); local PROCS=0; local RUNNING=""
-
-  for CID in $APP_CIDS; do
-    if (is_container_status "$CID" "Running"); then
-      RUNNING+="0"
-    else
-      RUNNING+="1"
-    fi
-    PROCS=$((PROCS + 1))
-  done
-
-  if [[ "${#RUNNING}" -eq 0 ]] || [[ "${#RUNNING}" -ne 0 ]] && [[ "$RUNNING" != *"0"* ]]; then
-    RUNNING="false"
-  elif [[ "$RUNNING" != *"1"* ]] && [[ "${#RUNNING}" -ne 0 ]]; then
-    RUNNING="true";
-  else
-    RUNNING="mixed"
-  fi
+  local APP_RUNNING="$(fn-ps-app-status "$APP")"
+  local PROCS=$(echo "$APP_RUNNING" | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
+  local RUNNING=$(echo "$APP_RUNNING" | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
 
   if (is_deployed "$APP"); then DEPLOYED="true"; else DEPLOYED="false"; fi
+  local passed_phases="deploy"
   RESTARTPOLICY=$(get_restart_policies "$(get_phase_file_path "$passed_phases")" || true)
 
   local CONTAINER_FILES="$(find "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP" -maxdepth 1 -name "CONTAINER.*" -printf "%f\n" 2>/dev/null | sort -t . -k 2 -n | xargs)"
diff --git a/plugins/ps/subcommands/default b/plugins/ps/subcommands/default
index 07f044d57..cc2ecfbe2 100755
--- a/plugins/ps/subcommands/default
+++ b/plugins/ps/subcommands/default
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ps_main_cmd() {
   [[ -z $2 ]] && dokku_log_fail "Please specify an app to run the command on"
 
   local APP="$2"; verify_app_name "$APP"
-  ! (is_deployed "$APP") && echo "App $APP has not been deployed" && exit 0
+  ! (is_deployed "$APP") && dokku_log_warn "App $APP has not been deployed" && exit 0
 
   local DOKKU_APP_RUNNING_CONTAINER_IDS=$(get_app_running_container_ids "$APP")