diff --git a/libpod/container_internal.go b/libpod/container_internal.go
index 90f4659dad..ce8791f08d 100644
--- a/libpod/container_internal.go
+++ b/libpod/container_internal.go
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ func (c *Container) isStopped() (bool, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return true, err
 	}
-	return (c.state.State == ContainerStateStopped || c.state.State == ContainerStateExited), nil
+	return (c.state.State != ContainerStateRunning && c.state.State != ContainerStatePaused), nil
 }
 
 // save container state to the database