diff --git a/pkg/controller/appstatus/cli_status.go b/pkg/controller/appstatus/cli_status.go
index 643283c4c..ecd63835a 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/appstatus/cli_status.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/appstatus/cli_status.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/acorn-io/baaah/pkg/router"
 	"github.com/acorn-io/baaah/pkg/typed"
 	v1 "github.com/acorn-io/runtime/pkg/apis/internal.acorn.io/v1"
+	"github.com/acorn-io/runtime/pkg/labels"
 	"github.com/acorn-io/runtime/pkg/publicname"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 )
@@ -30,12 +31,13 @@ func CLIStatus(req router.Request, resp router.Response) (err error) {
 		app.Status.Columns.Message == "OK" &&
 		app.Status.Columns.Endpoints == ""
 	if app.Status.AppStatus.Completed {
-		var parent v1.AppInstance
-		parentName, _ := publicname.Split(publicname.Get(app))
-		if err := req.Get(&parent, app.Namespace, parentName); apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-			app.Status.AppStatus.Completed = false
-		} else if err != nil {
-			return err
+		if parentName := app.Labels[labels.AcornParentAcornName]; parentName != "" {
+			var parent v1.AppInstance
+			if err := req.Get(&parent, app.Namespace, parentName); apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+				app.Status.AppStatus.Completed = false
+			} else if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 	}