diff --git a/dockcheck.sh b/dockcheck.sh
index e7ea43f..4ee93fa 100755
--- a/dockcheck.sh
+++ b/dockcheck.sh
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ choosecontainers() {
     else
       ChoiceClean=${Choice//[,.:;]/ }
       for CC in $ChoiceClean; do
+        CC=$((10#$CC)) # Base 10 interpretation to strip leading zeroes
         if [[ "$CC" -lt 1 || "$CC" -gt $UpdCount ]]; then # Reset choice if out of bounds
           echo "Number not in list: $CC"; unset ChoiceClean; break 1
         else