diff --git a/storage/containers.go b/storage/containers.go
index c11c5ec62f..a3ab9c0930 100644
--- a/storage/containers.go
+++ b/storage/containers.go
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func (r *containerStore) Get(id string) (*Container, error) {
 }
 
 func (r *containerStore) Lookup(name string) (id string, err error) {
-	if container, ok := r.lookup(id); ok {
+	if container, ok := r.lookup(name); ok {
 		return container.ID, nil
 	}
 	return "", ErrContainerUnknown
diff --git a/storage/images.go b/storage/images.go
index 63b6ecba57..8476445bd5 100644
--- a/storage/images.go
+++ b/storage/images.go
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func (r *imageStore) Get(id string) (*Image, error) {
 }
 
 func (r *imageStore) Lookup(name string) (id string, err error) {
-	if image, ok := r.lookup(id); ok {
+	if image, ok := r.lookup(name); ok {
 		return image.ID, nil
 	}
 	return "", ErrImageUnknown