diff --git a/website/content/docs/post-processors/manifest.mdx b/website/content/docs/post-processors/manifest.mdx
index 67522439467..839c940cb10 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/post-processors/manifest.mdx
+++ b/website/content/docs/post-processors/manifest.mdx
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ build.
 
 #!/bin/bash
 
-AMI_ID=$(jq -r '.builds[-1].artifact_id' manifest.json | cut -d ":" -f2)
+AMI_ID=$(jq -r '.builds[-1].artifact_id | split(":") | .[1]' manifest.json)
 echo $AMI_ID
 
 ```