diff --git a/providers/container.rb b/providers/container.rb
index afdb84bf82..d99858acfe 100644
--- a/providers/container.rb
+++ b/providers/container.rb
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def container_matches?(ps)
   return false unless container_image_matches?(ps['image'])
   return false unless container_command_matches_if_exists?(ps['command'])
   return false unless container_name_matches_if_exists?(ps['names'])
-  true
+  false
 end
 
 def container_command_matches_if_exists?(command)
@@ -166,13 +166,12 @@ def container_image_matches?(image)
 end
 
 def container_name_matches?(names)
-  return false unless names && new_resource.container_name
-  return true if names.split(',').include?(new_resource.container_name)
-  false
+  return false unless names
+  new_resource.container_name && names.split(',').include?(new_resource.container_name)
 end
 
 def container_name_matches_if_exists?(names)
-  return false if new_resource.container_name && names.split(',').include?(new_resource.container_name)
+  return container_name_matches?(names) if new_resource.container_name
   true
 end
 
@@ -242,6 +241,10 @@ def docker_containers
       end
       ps[name.to_s] = line[start..finish - 1].strip
     end
+    # Filter out technical names (eg. 'my-app/db'), which appear in ps['names']
+    # when a container has at least another container linking to it. If these
+    # names are not filtered they will pollute current_resource.container_name.
+    ps['names'] = ps['names'].split(',').grep(/\A[^\/]+\Z/).join(',') # technical names always contain a '/'
     ps
   end
 end