diff --git a/src/server/slavefuncs.c b/src/server/slavefuncs.c
--- a/src/server/slavefuncs.c
+++ b/src/server/slavefuncs.c
@@ -736,17 +736,17 @@ int _web_getwork(int slavekey, char *sla
   // Compare to PACKAGE_VERSIOn
   else{
     char *tmp;
-    int serverversion = 0;
-    int packageversion = *PACKAGE_VERSION;
+    char *serverversion;
+
     tmp = strtok (data.memory,",");
     if(tmp != NULL){ // make sure work is available
       *jobnum = atoi(tmp);
       tmp = strtok (NULL, ",");
       *framenum = atoi(tmp);
       tmp = strtok (NULL, ",");
-      serverversion = atoi(tmp);
-      if(packageversion < serverversion){
-        fprintf(stderr,"Your distren package is out of date! Please acquire a newer version.\n");
+      serverversion = tmp;
+      if(strcmp(PACKAGE_VERSION,serverversion)){
+        fprintf(stderr,"Your distren package is out of date! Please acquire a newer version. (%s local vs %s remote)\n", PACKAGE_VERSION, serverversion);
         return 0;
       }
       free(data.memory);