diff --git a/dvc/repo/status.py b/dvc/repo/status.py
index 8f1672565..85299d8ff 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/status.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/status.py
@@ -10,14 +10,9 @@ from . import locked
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def _local_status(self, targets=None, with_deps=False):
+def _joint_status(stages):
     status = {}
 
-    if targets:
-        stages = cat(self.collect(t, with_deps=with_deps) for t in targets)
-    else:
-        stages = self.collect(None, with_deps=with_deps)
-
     for stage in stages:
         if stage.locked and not stage.is_repo_import:
             logger.warning(
@@ -32,6 +27,15 @@ def _local_status(self, targets=None, with_deps=False):
     return status
 
 
+def _local_status(self, targets=None, with_deps=False):
+    if targets:
+        stages = cat(self.collect(t, with_deps=with_deps) for t in targets)
+    else:
+        stages = self.collect(None, with_deps=with_deps)
+
+    return _joint_status(stages)
+
+
 def _cloud_status(
     self,
     targets=None,