diff --git a/_podman-common/90_prune_container.sh b/_podman-common/90_prune_container.sh
index 5738419..f7c9e16 100755
--- a/_podman-common/90_prune_container.sh
+++ b/_podman-common/90_prune_container.sh
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ ensure_systemd_unit_not_exists "${service_name}"
 
 # remove images
 for image in ${upstream_images} ; do
-    podman image rm -f "$(podman image list -a -q -- ${image})" || echo Image "${image}" not found.
+    podman image rm -f $(podman image list -a -q -- ${image}) || echo Image ${image} not found.
 done