diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh
index 65abf8f6..cdcc12fd 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ fi
 ready=0
 while [ $ready = "0" ]; do
     get_remote_apikey
-    if [[ $confluent_mgr == *:* ]]; then
+    if [[ $confluent_mgr == *:* ]] && [[ $confluent_mgr != "["* ]]; then
         confluent_mgr="[$confluent_mgr]"
     fi
     tmperr=$(mktemp)
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ fi
 echo '[proxy]' >> /run/NetworkManager/system-connections/$ifname.nmconnection
 chmod 600 /run/NetworkManager/system-connections/*.nmconnection
 confluent_websrv=$confluent_mgr
-if [[ $confluent_websrv == *:* ]]; then
+if [[ $confluent_websrv == *:* ]] && [[ $confluent_websrv != "["* ]]; then
     confluent_websrv="[$confluent_websrv]"
 fi
 echo -n "Initializing ssh..."
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh
index a9eba388..a4f10ee2 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ fi
 ready=0
 while [ $ready = "0" ]; do
     get_remote_apikey
-    if [[ $confluent_mgr == *:* ]]; then
+    if [[ $confluent_mgr == *:* ]] && [[ $confluent_mgr != "["* ]]; then
         confluent_mgr="[$confluent_mgr]"
     fi
     tmperr=$(mktemp)
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ fi
 echo '[proxy]' >> /run/NetworkManager/system-connections/$ifname.nmconnection
 chmod 600 /run/NetworkManager/system-connections/*.nmconnection
 confluent_websrv=$confluent_mgr
-if [[ $confluent_websrv == *:* ]]; then
+if [[ $confluent_websrv == *:* ]] && [[ $confluent_websrv != "["* ]]; then
     confluent_websrv="[$confluent_websrv]"
 fi
 echo -n "Initializing ssh..."
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/initramfs/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/initramfs/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh
index 146c4797..5586978c 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/initramfs/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/initramfs/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ fi
 ready=0
 while [ $ready = "0" ]; do
     get_remote_apikey
-    if [[ $confluent_mgr == *:* ]]; then
+    if [[ $confluent_mgr == *:* ]] && [[ $confluent_mgr != "["* ]]; then
         confluent_mgr="[$confluent_mgr]"
     fi
     tmperr=$(mktemp)