diff --git a/usr/bin/spoc-app b/usr/bin/spoc-app
index 17f70bd..425db32 100755
--- a/usr/bin/spoc-app
+++ b/usr/bin/spoc-app
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ def stop(app_name):
 
 def status(app_name):
     # Print status of all application containers
-    for container,status in App(app_name).status():
-        print(f'{container}: {status}')
+    for container,status in sorted(App(app_name).status().items()):
+        print(f'{container}: {status.value}')
 
 def publish(filename, force):
     app_name = os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(filename)))
diff --git a/usr/lib/python3.8/spoc/app.py b/usr/lib/python3.8/spoc/app.py
index ef7ae0b..80238e0 100644
--- a/usr/lib/python3.8/spoc/app.py
+++ b/usr/lib/python3.8/spoc/app.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class App:
 
     def status(self):
         # Return status for all application containers
-        return {container.name:container.get_state() for container in sorted(self.containers)}
+        return {container.name:container.get_state() for container in self.containers}
 
     def is_running(self):
         # Convenience method to determine if any of the application's containers are running