diff --git a/libpod/container_inspect.go b/libpod/container_inspect.go
index b6e08259be..ba5e485a2a 100644
--- a/libpod/container_inspect.go
+++ b/libpod/container_inspect.go
@@ -386,9 +386,9 @@ func (c *Container) generateInspectContainerConfig(spec *spec.Spec) *define.Insp
 			// env variables come in the style `name=value`
 			envName := strings.Split(envValue, "=")[0]
 
-			envSecret, ok := envSecrets[envName]
+			_, ok := envSecrets[envName]
 			if ok {
-				ctrConfig.Env[envIndex] = envSecret.Name + "=*******"
+				ctrConfig.Env[envIndex] = envName + "=*******"
 			}
 		}