diff --git a/functions/cmd_to_container.sh b/functions/cmd_to_container.sh
index 0ef71f46..ed18e75e 100644
--- a/functions/cmd_to_container.sh
+++ b/functions/cmd_to_container.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ do
     printf '%s\0' "${containers[@]}" | grep -Fxqz -- "$(echo "$search" | grep "$pod" | awk '{print $4}' | tr -d " \t\r ")" && continue 
     containers+=("$(echo "$search" | grep "$pod" | awk '{print $4}' | tr -d " \t\r ")")
 done
-containers=$("$("${containers[@]}")")
+mapfile -t containers < <("${containers[@]}")
 case "${#containers[@]}" in
     0)
         echo -e "No containers available\nAre you sure the application in running?"