diff --git a/bin/is b/bin/is
index 6ba01b921c28f02352e714a60f3c3b96510c9c72..9abc4c58ce2f947d3ea057bd6814e6ac484318d2 100755
--- a/bin/is
+++ b/bin/is
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ def c_extract(args):
     Extract a packaged image inside a directory
     '''
     repoman = load_repositories(args)
-    for image, repo in get_images(args.pattern, repoman, min=1, max=1):
+    for image, repo in get_images([args.pattern], repoman, min=1, max=1):
         image.extract(args.path, payload=args.payload, force=args.force,
                       gendescription=args.gen_description)