diff --git a/distrobox-enter b/distrobox-enter
index adc552a523..ba70f06a14 100755
--- a/distrobox-enter
+++ b/distrobox-enter
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ fi
 #   prints the podman command to enter the distrobox container
 generate_command() {
 	# If the container is not already running, we need to start if first
-	if ! podman ps | grep -q "${container_name}"; then
+	if ! podman ps | grep -q "${container_name}\$"; then
 		# if container is not running, start it first
 		if ! podman start "${container_name}" >/dev/null; then