diff --git a/launch.sh b/launch.sh
index c3e1ad2..77edb2a 100755
--- a/launch.sh
+++ b/launch.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ else
 	chmod 600 ${VMS}/${1}.txt
 fi
 
-INSTANCE=$(awk -F'=' '/instance/ {print $2}' ${VMS}/${1}.txt | tr -d '"')
+INSTANCE=$(awk -F'=' '/^instance/ {print $2}' ${VMS}/${1}.txt | tr -d '"')
 if [[ -z ${INSTANCE} ]]; then
 	INSTANCE=${1}
 fi