diff --git a/src/spoc/podman.py b/src/spoc/podman.py
index 1f74c1c..0f7246d 100644
--- a/src/spoc/podman.py
+++ b/src/spoc/podman.py
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ def stop_pod(app_name):
     run(['podman', 'pod', 'stop', '--ignore', app_name])
 
 def get_pod_status(app_name=None):
-    cmd = ['podman', 'pod', 'ps']
+    app_filter = 'label=spoc.app'
     if app_name:
-        cmd.extend(['--filter', f'label=spoc.app={app_name}'])
-    return out(cmd)
+        app_filter = f'{app_filter}={app_name}'
+    return out(['podman', 'pod', 'ps', '--filter', app_filter])
 
 def create_volume(app_name, vol_name):
     run(['podman', 'volume', 'create', '--label', f'spoc.app={app_name}', vol_name])
diff --git a/tests/test_podman.py b/tests/test_podman.py
index 5506a33..bb5dc7f 100644
--- a/tests/test_podman.py
+++ b/tests/test_podman.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def test_get_pod_status_all(out):
     out.return_value = 'RESULT'
     status = podman.get_pod_status()
 
-    expected_cmd = ['podman', 'pod', 'ps']
+    expected_cmd = ['podman', 'pod', 'ps', '--filter', 'label=spoc.app']
     out.assert_called_once_with(expected_cmd)
     assert status == 'RESULT'