diff --git a/internal/agent/hooks/kcrypt_uki.go b/internal/agent/hooks/kcrypt_uki.go
index 6082eb61..6526409b 100644
--- a/internal/agent/hooks/kcrypt_uki.go
+++ b/internal/agent/hooks/kcrypt_uki.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package hook
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -32,6 +33,12 @@ func (k KcryptUKI) Run(c config.Config, spec v1.Spec) error {
 		c.Logger.Errorf("could not get systemd version: %s", err)
 		return err
 	}
+	// Extract the numeric portion of the version string using a regular expression
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`\d+`)
+	matches := re.FindString(systemdVersion)
+	if matches == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not extract numeric part from systemd version: %s", systemdVersion)
+	}
 	// Change systemdVersion to int value
 	systemdVersionInt, err := strconv.Atoi(systemdVersion)
 	if err != nil {