diff --git a/proxmox/virtual_environment_datastores.go b/proxmox/virtual_environment_datastores.go
index 095235a1..5bcbf539 100644
--- a/proxmox/virtual_environment_datastores.go
+++ b/proxmox/virtual_environment_datastores.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func (c *VirtualEnvironmentClient) UploadFileToDatastore(d *VirtualEnvironmentDa
 		}
 
 		buf, err := sshSession.CombinedOutput(
-			fmt.Sprintf(`grep -Pzo ': %s\s+path\s+[^\s]+' /etc/pve/storage.cfg | grep -Pzo '/[^\s]*' | tr -d '\000'`, d.DatastoreID),
+			fmt.Sprintf(`awk "/.+: %s$/,/^$/" /etc/pve/storage.cfg | grep -oP '(?<=path[ ])[^\s]+' | head -c -1`, d.DatastoreID),
 		)
 
 		if err != nil {