diff --git a/kolla/image/build.py b/kolla/image/build.py
index 231824e85b..9ad42ab8f2 100644
--- a/kolla/image/build.py
+++ b/kolla/image/build.py
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ class KollaWorker(object):
                                             image.name)
                 image.source = process_source_installation(image, image.name)
                 for plugin in [match.group(0) for match in
-                               (re.search('{}-plugin-.+'.format(image.name),
+                               (re.search('^{}-plugin-.+'.format(image.name),
                                           section) for section in
                                 self.conf.list_all_sections()) if match]:
                     try:
diff --git a/kolla/tests/etc/default.conf b/kolla/tests/etc/default.conf
index 214ca8841a..545953e34b 100644
--- a/kolla/tests/etc/default.conf
+++ b/kolla/tests/etc/default.conf
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ reference = master
 location = https://git.openstack.org/openstack/networking-arista
 type = git
 
+[neutron-base-plugin-neutron-fwaas]
+reference = master
+location = https://git.openstack.org/openstack/neutron-fwaas
+type = git
+
 [profiles]
 default = image-base
 all = image-base,image-child
diff --git a/kolla/tests/test_build.py b/kolla/tests/test_build.py
index 515aa1ddd7..d822a4dfec 100644
--- a/kolla/tests/test_build.py
+++ b/kolla/tests/test_build.py
@@ -195,6 +195,24 @@ class KollaWorkerTest(base.TestCase):
         else:
             self.fail('Can not find the expected neutron arista plugin')
 
+    def test_build_image_list_plugin_parsing(self):
+        """Ensure regex used to parse plugins adds them to the correct image"""
+        self.conf.set_override('install_type', 'source')
+
+        kolla = build.KollaWorker(self.conf)
+        kolla.setup_working_dir()
+        kolla.find_dockerfiles()
+        kolla.create_dockerfiles()
+        kolla.build_image_list()
+        for image in kolla.images:
+            if image.name == 'base':
+                self.assertEqual(len(image.plugins), 0,
+                                 'base image should not have any plugins '
+                                 'registered')
+                break
+        else:
+            self.fail('Expected to find the base image in this test')
+
     def _get_matched_images(self, images):
         return [image for image in images
                 if image.status == build.STATUS_MATCHED]