diff --git a/functions/cmd_to_container.sh b/functions/cmd_to_container.sh
index e40a1175..72f79990 100644
--- a/functions/cmd_to_container.sh
+++ b/functions/cmd_to_container.sh
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ case "${#containers[@]}" in
             fi
         done
         container=$(echo "$cont_search" | grep ^"$selection)" | awk '{print $2}')
-        container_id=$(echo "$search" | grep -E "[[:space:]]${container}[[:space:]]" | awk '{print $1}')
+        container_id=$(grep -E "[[:space:]]${container}[[:space:]]" cont_file | awk '{print $1}')
         ;;
 esac
 while true