diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/container/show/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/container/show/main.go
index accc42b3..749e1bb6 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/container/show/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/container/show/main.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 		fmt.Printf("%s\n", r.Rootfs)
 	} else {
 		fmt.Printf("Name: %s\n", r.Name)
+		fmt.Printf("KernelVersion: %s\n", r.KernelVersion)
 		fmt.Printf("Rootfs: %s\n", r.Rootfs)
 		fmt.Printf("Nr nodes: %d\n", len(r.Nodes))
 		fmt.Printf("Nodes: %s\n", r.Nodes)
diff --git a/internal/pkg/api/container/container.go b/internal/pkg/api/container/container.go
index ce546b26..ba31cc88 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/api/container/container.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/api/container/container.go
@@ -315,9 +315,8 @@ func ContainerShow(csp *wwapiv1.ContainerShowParameter) (response *wwapiv1.Conta
 	rootFsDir := container.RootFsDir(containerName)
 
 	kernelVersion := container.KernelVersion(containerName)
-	if kernelVersion != "" {
+	if kernelVersion == "" {
 		kernelVersion = "not found"
-		fmt.Printf("Kernelversion: %s\n", kernelVersion)
 	}
 
 	nodeDB, err := node.New()
@@ -333,7 +332,6 @@ func ContainerShow(csp *wwapiv1.ContainerShowParameter) (response *wwapiv1.Conta
 	var nodeList []string
 	for _, n := range nodes {
 		if n.ContainerName.Get() == containerName {
-
 			nodeList = append(nodeList, n.Id.Get())
 		}
 	}