diff --git a/control-plane/build-support/scripts/consul-enterprise-version.sh b/control-plane/build-support/scripts/consul-enterprise-version.sh
index d0a1a40b53..d910f428ab 100755
--- a/control-plane/build-support/scripts/consul-enterprise-version.sh
+++ b/control-plane/build-support/scripts/consul-enterprise-version.sh
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 FILE=$1
 VERSION=$(yq .global.image $FILE)
 
-if [[ !"${VERSION}" == *"hashicorp/consul:"* ]]; then
+if [[ "${VERSION}" == *"hashicorp/consul:"* ]]; then
+  # for matching release image repos with a -ent label
 	VERSION=$(echo ${VERSION} | sed "s/consul:/consul-enterprise:/g" | sed "s/$/-ent/g")
-elif [[ !"${VERSION}" == *"-rc"* ]]; then
-  VERSION=$(echo ${VERSION} | sed "s/consul:/consul-enterprise:/g" | sed "s/$/-ent/g")
 else
+  # for matching preview image repos
   VERSION=$(echo ${VERSION} | sed "s/consul:/consul-enterprise:/g")
 fi