diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 47ff150..6d9b058 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.0.3] - 2024-11-23
+### Added
+- Open in terminal bug fix for containers
+
 ## [0.1.9] - 2024-10-20
 ### Added
 - Added create volume tool
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0902dd6..8ab8d50 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "podmanager",
   "displayName": "Pod Manager",
   "description": "Manage Podman containers, images, volumes, and networks.",
-  "version": "2.0.2",
+  "version": "2.0.3",
   "publisher": "dreamcatcher45",
   "homepage": "https://pod-manager.pages.dev",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index e14861c..704fad4 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -219,8 +219,9 @@ async function restartContainer(item: PodmanItem) {
 async function openInTerminal(item: PodmanItem) {
     if (item.id) {
         try {
+            const containerId = extractContainerId(item.id);
             const terminal = vscode.window.createTerminal(`Podman: ${item.label}`);
-            terminal.sendText(`${getPodmanPath()} exec -it ${item.id} /bin/sh`);
+            terminal.sendText(`${getPodmanPath()} exec -it ${containerId} /bin/sh`);
             terminal.show();
         } catch (error) {
             vscode.window.showErrorMessage(`Failed to open terminal for container ${item.id}: ${error}`);
@@ -277,6 +278,16 @@ async function deleteNetwork(item: PodmanItem) {
     }
 }
 
+function extractContainerId(fullId: string): string {
+    // If the ID contains a hyphen followed by a hash-like string at the end
+    const match = fullId.match(/-([a-f0-9]{12})$/i);
+    if (match) {
+        return match[1];
+    }
+    // If no match found, return the original ID
+    return fullId;
+}
+
 async function checkPodmanMachineStatus(): Promise<boolean> {
     try {
         const { stdout } = await execAsync(`${getPodmanPath()} machine list --format "{{.Name}}|{{.Running}}"`);