diff --git a/pkg/entrypoint/entrypointer.go b/pkg/entrypoint/entrypointer.go
index 4d7879c5b0e..d7cd014b892 100644
--- a/pkg/entrypoint/entrypointer.go
+++ b/pkg/entrypoint/entrypointer.go
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ func parseArtifactTemplate(template string) (ArtifactTemplate, error) {
 	template = strings.TrimSuffix(strings.TrimPrefix(template, "$("), ")")
 	split := strings.Split(template, ".")
 	at := ArtifactTemplate{
-		ContainerName: "step-%s" + split[1],
+		ContainerName: "step-" + split[1],
 		Type:          split[2],
 	}
 	if len(split) == 4 {