diff --git a/cwltool/singularity.py b/cwltool/singularity.py
index d0e46fb27..44f9cbb3f 100644
--- a/cwltool/singularity.py
+++ b/cwltool/singularity.py
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@ def is_version_3_10_or_newer() -> bool:
 def _normalize_image_id(string: str) -> str:
     if ":" not in string:
         string += "_latest"
-    return string.replace("/", "_") + ".img"
+    return string.replace(":", "_") + ".img"
 
 
 def _normalize_sif_id(string: str) -> str:
     if ":" not in string:
         string += "_latest"
-    return string.replace("/", "_") + ".sif"
+    return string.replace(":", "_") + ".sif"
 
 
 class SingularityCommandLineJob(ContainerCommandLineJob):