diff --git a/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go b/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
index 6cb33bb09f..8d845a7bce 100644
--- a/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
+++ b/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ func ConvertContainer(container *parser.UnitFile, names map[string]string, isUse
 	if !ok || len(containerName) == 0 {
 		// By default, We want to name the container by the service name
 		if strings.Contains(container.Filename, "@") {
-			containerName = "systemd-%P_%I"
+			containerName = "systemd-%p_%i"
 		} else {
 			containerName = "systemd-%N"
 		}
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet/template@.container b/test/e2e/quadlet/template@.container
index 5f17e8bf61..d8b10449da 100644
--- a/test/e2e/quadlet/template@.container
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet/template@.container
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ## assert-podman-final-args localhost/imagename
-## assert-podman-args "--name=systemd-%P_%I"
+## assert-podman-args "--name=systemd-%p_%i"
 ## assert-symlink want.service.wants/template@default.service ../template@.service
 ## assert-podman-args --env "FOO=bar"
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet/template@instance.container b/test/e2e/quadlet/template@instance.container
index 0144e5e7ee..ea64082196 100644
--- a/test/e2e/quadlet/template@instance.container
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet/template@instance.container
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ## assert-podman-final-args localhost/changed-image
-## assert-podman-args "--name=systemd-%P_%I"
+## assert-podman-args "--name=systemd-%p_%i"
 ## assert-symlink want.service.wants/template@instance.service ../template@instance.service
 ## assert-podman-args --env "FOO=bar"