diff --git a/lib/vagrant-lxc/driver.rb b/lib/vagrant-lxc/driver.rb
index 4683900..93e7465 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-lxc/driver.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-lxc/driver.rb
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ module Vagrant
 
       def bridge_exists?(bridge_name)
         @logger.info "Checking whether bridge #{bridge_name} exists"
-        brctl_output = `ip link | grep -q #{bridge_name}`
+        brctl_output = `ip link | egrep -q " #{bridge_name}:"`
         $?.to_i == 0
       end