diff --git a/functions/cmd_to_container.sh b/functions/cmd_to_container.sh
index 1429b9fc..4db51b53 100644
--- a/functions/cmd_to_container.sh
+++ b/functions/cmd_to_container.sh
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ do
     #     continue
     # fi
     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 $4}' | tr -d " \t\r ")"
+    containers+=("$(echo "$search" | grep "$pod" | awk '{print $4}' | tr -d " \t\r ")")
 done
-readarray -t containers <<<"$containers"
+readarray -t containers <<<"${containers[*]}"
 
 case "${#containers[@]}" in
     0)