diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-if-condition-791277d5b3aae6fe.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-if-condition-791277d5b3aae6fe.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e6a738e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-if-condition-791277d5b3aae6fe.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fix condition that check the file extension with packer build script.
+    The condition is skipped when long names ex: mininet-ovs-2.8.pkr.hcl
diff --git a/shell/packer-build.sh b/shell/packer-build.sh
index 7dd2434b..3f58021f 100644
--- a/shell/packer-build.sh
+++ b/shell/packer-build.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export PACKER_LOG="yes"
 export PACKER_LOG_PATH="$PACKER_BUILD_LOG"
 
 # download plugins only for HCL format
-if [[ "${template_file#*.}" == "pkr.hcl" ]]; then
+if [[ "${template_file#*.}" =~ .*pkr.hcl ]]; then
     echo "packer init ${template_file} ..."
     packer.io init "${template_file}"
 fi