diff --git a/image_builder b/image_builder
index 0f205fd..475a5ae 100755
--- a/image_builder
+++ b/image_builder
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function rotate_image()
     local should_restart=0
 
     # If the container is running, stop it
-    if [ "$(lxc info $instance_to_publish | grep Status | awk '{print $2}')" = "Running" ]
+    if [ "$(lxc info $instance_to_publish | grep Status | awk '{print tolower($2)}')" = "running" ]
     then
         should_restart=1
         lxc stop "$instance_to_publish"