diff --git a/app/Actions/Docker/GetContainersStatus.php b/app/Actions/Docker/GetContainersStatus.php
index 98302f98e..61a3c4615 100644
--- a/app/Actions/Docker/GetContainersStatus.php
+++ b/app/Actions/Docker/GetContainersStatus.php
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ public function handle(Server $server, ?Collection $containers = null, ?Collecti
             if ($containerStatus === 'restarting') {
                 $healthSuffix = $containerHealth ?? 'unknown';
                 $containerStatus = "restarting:$healthSuffix";
+            } elseif ($containerStatus === 'exited') {
+                // Keep as-is, no health suffix for exited containers
             } else {
                 $healthSuffix = $containerHealth ?? 'unknown';
                 $containerStatus = "$containerStatus:$healthSuffix";
@@ -332,7 +334,7 @@ public function handle(Server $server, ?Collection $containers = null, ?Collecti
 
             if ($recentlyRestarted) {
                 // Keep it as degraded if it was recently in a crash loop
-                $application->update(['status' => 'degraded (unhealthy)']);
+                $application->update(['status' => 'degraded:unhealthy']);
             } else {
                 // Reset restart count when application exits completely
                 $application->update([
diff --git a/app/Actions/Shared/ComplexStatusCheck.php b/app/Actions/Shared/ComplexStatusCheck.php
index 588cca4ac..3649be986 100644
--- a/app/Actions/Shared/ComplexStatusCheck.php
+++ b/app/Actions/Shared/ComplexStatusCheck.php
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ public function handle(Application $application)
             $is_main_server = $application->destination->server->id === $server->id;
             if (! $server->isFunctional()) {
                 if ($is_main_server) {
-                    $application->update(['status' => 'exited:unhealthy']);
+                    $application->update(['status' => 'exited']);
 
                     continue;
                 } else {
-                    $application->additional_servers()->updateExistingPivot($server->id, ['status' => 'exited:unhealthy']);
+                    $application->additional_servers()->updateExistingPivot($server->id, ['status' => 'exited']);
 
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ public function handle(Application $application)
                 }
             } else {
                 if ($is_main_server) {
-                    $application->update(['status' => 'exited:unhealthy']);
+                    $application->update(['status' => 'exited']);
 
                     continue;
                 } else {
-                    $application->additional_servers()->updateExistingPivot($server->id, ['status' => 'exited:unhealthy']);
+                    $application->additional_servers()->updateExistingPivot($server->id, ['status' => 'exited']);
 
                     continue;
                 }
diff --git a/app/Jobs/PushServerUpdateJob.php b/app/Jobs/PushServerUpdateJob.php
index 9f81155be..8786d8a18 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/PushServerUpdateJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/PushServerUpdateJob.php
@@ -148,7 +148,10 @@ public function handle()
             $containerStatus = data_get($container, 'state', 'exited');
             $rawHealthStatus = data_get($container, 'health_status');
             $containerHealth = $rawHealthStatus ?? 'unknown';
-            $containerStatus = "$containerStatus:$containerHealth";
+            // Only append health status if container is not exited
+            if ($containerStatus !== 'exited') {
+                $containerStatus = "$containerStatus:$containerHealth";
+            }
             $labels = collect(data_get($container, 'labels'));
             $coolify_managed = $labels->has('coolify.managed');
 
diff --git a/app/Models/Service.php b/app/Models/Service.php
index af27070c7..2f8a64464 100644
--- a/app/Models/Service.php
+++ b/app/Models/Service.php
@@ -223,7 +223,12 @@ public function getStatusAttribute()
                 return 'unknown:unknown:excluded';
             }
 
-            return 'exited:unhealthy:excluded';
+            return 'exited';
+        }
+
+        // If health is null/empty, return just the status without trailing colon
+        if ($complexHealth === null || $complexHealth === '') {
+            return $complexStatus;
         }
 
         return "{$complexStatus}:{$complexHealth}";
diff --git a/app/Services/ContainerStatusAggregator.php b/app/Services/ContainerStatusAggregator.php
index 402a1f202..4a17ecdd6 100644
--- a/app/Services/ContainerStatusAggregator.php
+++ b/app/Services/ContainerStatusAggregator.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  * 5. Dead/Removing → degraded:unhealthy
  * 6. Paused → paused:unknown
  * 7. Starting/Created → starting:unknown
- * 8. Exited → exited:unhealthy
+ * 8. Exited → exited
  */
 class ContainerStatusAggregator
 {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public function aggregateFromStrings(Collection $containerStatuses, int $maxRest
         }
 
         if ($containerStatuses->isEmpty()) {
-            return 'exited:unhealthy';
+            return 'exited';
         }
 
         // Initialize state flags
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ public function aggregateFromStrings(Collection $containerStatuses, int $maxRest
                 }
             } elseif (str($status)->contains('exited')) {
                 $hasExited = true;
-                $hasUnhealthy = true;
             } elseif (str($status)->contains('created') || str($status)->contains('starting')) {
                 $hasStarting = true;
             } elseif (str($status)->contains('paused')) {
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ public function aggregateFromContainers(Collection $containers, int $maxRestartC
         }
 
         if ($containers->isEmpty()) {
-            return 'exited:unhealthy';
+            return 'exited';
         }
 
         // Initialize state flags
@@ -157,7 +156,6 @@ public function aggregateFromContainers(Collection $containers, int $maxRestartC
                 }
             } elseif ($state === 'exited') {
                 $hasExited = true;
-                $hasUnhealthy = true;
             } elseif ($state === 'created' || $state === 'starting') {
                 $hasStarting = true;
             } elseif ($state === 'paused') {
@@ -248,6 +246,6 @@ private function resolveStatus(
         }
 
         // Priority 8: All containers exited (no restart count = truly stopped)
-        return 'exited:unhealthy';
+        return 'exited';
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Traits/CalculatesExcludedStatus.php b/app/Traits/CalculatesExcludedStatus.php
index 9cbc6a86b..5219878c0 100644
--- a/app/Traits/CalculatesExcludedStatus.php
+++ b/app/Traits/CalculatesExcludedStatus.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ private function appendExcludedSuffix(string $status): string
         }
 
         if (str($status)->startsWith('exited')) {
-            return 'exited:excluded';
+            return 'exited';
         }
 
         // For running states, keep the health status: "running:healthy:excluded"
diff --git a/resources/views/components/status/stopped.blade.php b/resources/views/components/status/stopped.blade.php
index 7d97301f3..0af349d40 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/status/stopped.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/status/stopped.blade.php
@@ -4,18 +4,30 @@
 ])
 @php
     // Handle both colon format (backend) and parentheses format (from services.blade.php)
-    // exited:unhealthy → Exited (unhealthy)
-    // exited (unhealthy) → exited (unhealthy) (already formatted, display as-is)
+    // For exited containers, health status is hidden (health checks don't run on stopped containers)
+    // exited:unhealthy → Exited
+    // exited (unhealthy) → Exited
 
     if (str($status)->contains('(')) {
         // Already in parentheses format from services.blade.php - use as-is
         $displayStatus = $status;
         $healthStatus = str($status)->after('(')->before(')')->trim()->value();
+
+        // Don't show health status for exited containers (health checks don't run on stopped containers)
+        if (str($displayStatus)->lower()->contains('exited')) {
+            $displayStatus = str($status)->before('(')->trim()->headline();
+            $healthStatus = null;
+        }
     } elseif (str($status)->contains(':')) {
         // Colon format from backend - transform it
         $parts = explode(':', $status);
         $displayStatus = str($parts[0])->headline();
         $healthStatus = $parts[1] ?? null;
+
+        // Don't show health status for exited containers (health checks don't run on stopped containers)
+        if (str($displayStatus)->lower()->contains('exited')) {
+            $healthStatus = null;
+        }
     } else {
         // Simple status without health
         $displayStatus = str($status)->headline();
diff --git a/tests/Unit/AllExcludedContainersConsistencyTest.php b/tests/Unit/AllExcludedContainersConsistencyTest.php
index 73827702a..bdab6e145 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/AllExcludedContainersConsistencyTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/AllExcludedContainersConsistencyTest.php
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
         ->toContain("return 'degraded:excluded';")
         ->toContain("return 'paused:excluded';")
         ->toContain("return 'starting:excluded';")
-        ->toContain("return 'exited:excluded';")
+        ->toContain("return 'exited';")
         ->toContain('return "$status:excluded";'); // For running:healthy:excluded, running:unhealthy:excluded, etc.
 });
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
         ->toContain("return 'degraded:excluded';")
         ->toContain("return 'paused:excluded';")
         ->toContain("return 'starting:excluded';")
-        ->toContain("return 'exited:excluded';")
+        ->toContain("return 'exited';")
         ->toContain('return "$status:excluded";'); // For running:healthy:excluded
 });
 
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
         ->toContain("return 'degraded:excluded';")
         ->toContain("return 'paused:excluded';")
         ->toContain("return 'starting:excluded';")
-        ->toContain("return 'exited:excluded';")
+        ->toContain("return 'exited';")
         ->toContain('return "$status:excluded";'); // For running:healthy:excluded
 });
 
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ContainerStatusAggregatorTest.php b/tests/Unit/ContainerStatusAggregatorTest.php
index 39fd82b8e..353d6a948 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/ContainerStatusAggregatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/ContainerStatusAggregatorTest.php
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 });
 
 describe('aggregateFromStrings', function () {
-    test('returns exited:unhealthy for empty collection', function () {
+    test('returns exited for empty collection', function () {
         $result = $this->aggregator->aggregateFromStrings(collect());
 
-        expect($result)->toBe('exited:unhealthy');
+        expect($result)->toBe('exited');
     });
 
     test('returns running:healthy for single healthy running container', function () {
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@
         expect($result)->toBe('degraded:unhealthy');
     });
 
-    test('returns exited:unhealthy for exited containers without restart count', function () {
+    test('returns exited for exited containers without restart count', function () {
         $statuses = collect(['exited']);
 
         $result = $this->aggregator->aggregateFromStrings($statuses, maxRestartCount: 0);
 
-        expect($result)->toBe('exited:unhealthy');
+        expect($result)->toBe('exited');
     });
 
     test('returns degraded:unhealthy for dead container', function () {
@@ -200,10 +200,10 @@
 });
 
 describe('aggregateFromContainers', function () {
-    test('returns exited:unhealthy for empty collection', function () {
+    test('returns exited for empty collection', function () {
         $result = $this->aggregator->aggregateFromContainers(collect());
 
-        expect($result)->toBe('exited:unhealthy');
+        expect($result)->toBe('exited');
     });
 
     test('returns running:healthy for single healthy running container', function () {
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
         expect($result)->toBe('degraded:unhealthy');
     });
 
-    test('returns exited:unhealthy for exited containers without restart count', function () {
+    test('returns exited for exited containers without restart count', function () {
         $containers = collect([
             (object) [
                 'State' => (object) [
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
 
         $result = $this->aggregator->aggregateFromContainers($containers, maxRestartCount: 0);
 
-        expect($result)->toBe('exited:unhealthy');
+        expect($result)->toBe('exited');
     });
 
     test('returns degraded:unhealthy for dead container', function () {
@@ -473,8 +473,8 @@
         // With negative value, should be treated as 0 (no restarts)
         $result = $this->aggregator->aggregateFromStrings($statuses, maxRestartCount: -5);
 
-        // Should return exited:unhealthy (not degraded) since corrected to 0
-        expect($result)->toBe('exited:unhealthy');
+        // Should return exited (not degraded) since corrected to 0
+        expect($result)->toBe('exited');
     });
 
     test('negative maxRestartCount is corrected to 0 in aggregateFromContainers', function () {
@@ -493,8 +493,8 @@
         // With negative value, should be treated as 0 (no restarts)
         $result = $this->aggregator->aggregateFromContainers($containers, maxRestartCount: -10);
 
-        // Should return exited:unhealthy (not degraded) since corrected to 0
-        expect($result)->toBe('exited:unhealthy');
+        // Should return exited (not degraded) since corrected to 0
+        expect($result)->toBe('exited');
     });
 
     test('zero maxRestartCount works correctly', function () {
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@
         $result = $this->aggregator->aggregateFromStrings($statuses, maxRestartCount: 0);
 
         // Zero is valid default - no crash loop detection
-        expect($result)->toBe('exited:unhealthy');
+        expect($result)->toBe('exited');
     });
 
     test('positive maxRestartCount works correctly', function () {
@@ -535,6 +535,6 @@
         // Call without specifying maxRestartCount (should default to 0)
         $result = $this->aggregator->aggregateFromStrings($statuses);
 
-        expect($result)->toBe('exited:unhealthy');
+        expect($result)->toBe('exited');
     });
 });
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ExcludeFromHealthCheckTest.php b/tests/Unit/ExcludeFromHealthCheckTest.php
index 8046d77e3..6776d09b7 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/ExcludeFromHealthCheckTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/ExcludeFromHealthCheckTest.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         ->toContain('$aggregator->aggregateFromContainers($excludedOnly)')
         ->toContain("return 'degraded:excluded';")
         ->toContain("return 'paused:excluded';")
-        ->toContain("return 'exited:excluded';")
+        ->toContain("return 'exited';")
         ->toContain('return "$status:excluded";'); // For running:healthy:excluded
 });
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     $serviceModelFile = file_get_contents(__DIR__.'/../../app/Models/Service.php');
 
     // Check that when a service has no applications or databases at all,
-    // the Service model returns 'unknown:unknown:excluded' instead of 'exited:unhealthy:excluded'
+    // the Service model returns 'unknown:unknown:excluded' instead of 'exited'
     // This prevents misleading status display when containers don't exist
     expect($serviceModelFile)
         ->toContain('// If no status was calculated at all (no containers exist), return unknown')
@@ -85,12 +85,9 @@
 it('ensures UI displays excluded status correctly in status component', function () {
     $servicesStatusFile = file_get_contents(__DIR__.'/../../resources/views/components/status/services.blade.php');
 
-    // Verify that the status component transforms :excluded suffix to (excluded) for better display
+    // Verify that the status component uses formatContainerStatus helper to display status
     expect($servicesStatusFile)
-        ->toContain('$isExcluded = str($complexStatus)->endsWith(\':excluded\');')
-        ->toContain('$parts = explode(\':\', $complexStatus);')
-        ->toContain('// Has health status: running:unhealthy:excluded → Running (unhealthy, excluded)')
-        ->toContain('// No health status: exited:excluded → Exited (excluded)');
+        ->toContain('formatContainerStatus($complexStatus)');
 });
 
 it('ensures UI handles excluded status in service heading buttons', function () {
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ServiceExcludedStatusTest.php b/tests/Unit/ServiceExcludedStatusTest.php
index 693131d34..80691190f 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/ServiceExcludedStatusTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/ServiceExcludedStatusTest.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function makeResource(string $status, bool $excludeFromStatus = false): object
         $service->shouldReceive('isStarting')->andReturn(false);
 
         $app1 = makeResource('running:healthy', excludeFromStatus: false);
-        $app2 = makeResource('exited:unhealthy', excludeFromStatus: true);
+        $app2 = makeResource('exited', excludeFromStatus: true);
 
         $service->shouldReceive('getAttribute')->with('applications')->andReturn(collect([$app1, $app2]));
         $service->shouldReceive('getAttribute')->with('databases')->andReturn(collect());
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function makeResource(string $status, bool $excludeFromStatus = false): object
         $service->shouldReceive('isStarting')->andReturn(false);
 
         $app1 = makeResource('running:healthy', excludeFromStatus: false);
-        $app2 = makeResource('exited:unhealthy', excludeFromStatus: false);
+        $app2 = makeResource('exited', excludeFromStatus: false);
 
         $service->shouldReceive('getAttribute')->with('applications')->andReturn(collect([$app1, $app2]));
         $service->shouldReceive('getAttribute')->with('databases')->andReturn(collect());
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ function makeResource(string $status, bool $excludeFromStatus = false): object
         $service->shouldReceive('isStarting')->andReturn(false);
 
         $app1 = makeResource('running:healthy', excludeFromStatus: false);
-        $app2 = makeResource('exited:unhealthy:excluded', excludeFromStatus: false);
+        $app2 = makeResource('exited:excluded', excludeFromStatus: false);
 
         $service->shouldReceive('getAttribute')->with('applications')->andReturn(collect([$app1, $app2]));
         $service->shouldReceive('getAttribute')->with('databases')->andReturn(collect());
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ function makeResource(string $status, bool $excludeFromStatus = false): object
         expect($service->status)->toBe('running:healthy:excluded');
     });
 
-    it('returns exited:unhealthy:excluded when excluded containers have no valid status', function () {
+    it('returns exited when excluded containers have no valid status', function () {
         $service = Mockery::mock(Service::class)->makePartial();
         $service->shouldReceive('isStarting')->andReturn(false);
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ function makeResource(string $status, bool $excludeFromStatus = false): object
         $service->shouldReceive('getAttribute')->with('applications')->andReturn(collect([$app1]));
         $service->shouldReceive('getAttribute')->with('databases')->andReturn(collect());
 
-        expect($service->status)->toBe('exited:unhealthy:excluded');
+        expect($service->status)->toBe('exited');
     });
 
     it('handles all excluded containers with degraded state', function () {
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ function makeResource(string $status, bool $excludeFromStatus = false): object
         $service->shouldReceive('isStarting')->andReturn(false);
 
         $app1 = makeResource('running:healthy', excludeFromStatus: true);
-        $app2 = makeResource('exited:unhealthy', excludeFromStatus: true);
+        $app2 = makeResource('exited', excludeFromStatus: true);
 
         $service->shouldReceive('getAttribute')->with('applications')->andReturn(collect([$app1, $app2]));
         $service->shouldReceive('getAttribute')->with('databases')->andReturn(collect());
@@ -286,12 +286,12 @@ function makeResource(string $status, bool $excludeFromStatus = false): object
         $service = Mockery::mock(Service::class)->makePartial();
         $service->shouldReceive('isStarting')->andReturn(false);
 
-        $app1 = makeResource('exited:unhealthy', excludeFromStatus: false);
+        $app1 = makeResource('exited', excludeFromStatus: false);
 
         $service->shouldReceive('getAttribute')->with('applications')->andReturn(collect([$app1]));
         $service->shouldReceive('getAttribute')->with('databases')->andReturn(collect());
 
-        expect($service->status)->toBe('exited:unhealthy');
+        expect($service->status)->toBe('exited');
     });
 
     it('prefers running over starting status', function () {