diff --git a/src/Misc/containerEngineHandlers/podmanHandler/src/podmanHandler.ts b/src/Misc/containerEngineHandlers/podmanHandler/src/podmanHandler.ts
index a34e913f6..ceb0e51cf 100644
--- a/src/Misc/containerEngineHandlers/podmanHandler/src/podmanHandler.ts
+++ b/src/Misc/containerEngineHandlers/podmanHandler/src/podmanHandler.ts
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
     core.debug(JSON.stringify(containerId))
 
     // podman start {containerId}
-    await exec.exec('podman', ['start', containerId.stdout])
+    await exec.exec('podman', ['start', containerId.stdout.trim()])
 
     // get PATH inside the container
 
     // output containerId for ${{job.container.id}}
 
     const creationOutput = {
-      JobContainerId: containerId.stdout,
+      JobContainerId: containerId.stdout.trim(),
       Network: networkName
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Misc/layoutbin/podmanHandler/index.js b/src/Misc/layoutbin/podmanHandler/index.js
index 8590a4072..15a55f934 100644
--- a/src/Misc/layoutbin/podmanHandler/index.js
+++ b/src/Misc/layoutbin/podmanHandler/index.js
@@ -1100,11 +1100,11 @@ function run() {
             ]);
             core.debug(JSON.stringify(containerId));
             // podman start {containerId}
-            yield exec.exec('podman', ['start', containerId.stdout]);
+            yield exec.exec('podman', ['start', containerId.stdout.trim()]);
             // get PATH inside the container
             // output containerId for ${{job.container.id}}
             const creationOutput = {
-                JobContainerId: containerId.stdout,
+                JobContainerId: containerId.stdout.trim(),
                 Network: networkName
             };
             const output = JSON.stringify({ CreationOutput: creationOutput });