diff --git a/src/yunohost/tools.py b/src/yunohost/tools.py
index 784f5d512..5f38971bf 100644
--- a/src/yunohost/tools.py
+++ b/src/yunohost/tools.py
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ def tools_upgrade(operation_logger, auth, apps=None, system=False):
 
     if apps is not None:
         try:
-            app_upgrade(auth)
+            app_upgrade(auth, app=apps)
         except Exception as e:
             failure = True
             logger.warning('unable to upgrade apps: %s' % str(e))