diff --git a/providers/container.rb b/providers/container.rb
index 8d66087729..25abe89ba2 100644
--- a/providers/container.rb
+++ b/providers/container.rb
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def container_image_matches?(image)
 
 def container_name_matches?(names)
   return false unless names
-  new_resource.container_name && new_resource.container_name == names
+  new_resource.container_name if names.split(',').include?(new_resource.container_name)
 end
 
 def container_name_matches_if_exists?(names)