diff --git a/scripts/cleanImages.sh b/scripts/cleanImages.sh
index e1d627b518..874723aa6f 100644
--- a/scripts/cleanImages.sh
+++ b/scripts/cleanImages.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ echo $imagesToBeDeleted
 echo "List all images:"
 docker images -a
 
-docker_images_list=$(docker images | grep '$imagesToBeDeleted' | awk '{print $3}' | uniq)
+docker_images_list=$(docker images | grep $imagesToBeDeleted | awk '{print $3}' | uniq)
 if [ "$docker_images_list" == "" ]; then
     echo "No docker images on the agent"
 else