diff --git a/lib/quantum_plugins/openvswitch_agent b/lib/quantum_plugins/openvswitch_agent
index ee761ed..7e83428 100644
--- a/lib/quantum_plugins/openvswitch_agent
+++ b/lib/quantum_plugins/openvswitch_agent
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
     if [[ "$OVS_ENABLE_TUNNELING" = "True" ]]; then
         # Verify tunnels are supported
         # REVISIT - also check kernel module support for GRE and patch ports
-        OVS_VERSION=`ovs-vsctl --version | head -n 1 | awk '{print $4;}'`
-        if [ $OVS_VERSION \< "1.4" ] && ! is_service_enabled q-svc ; then
+        OVS_VERSION=`ovs-vsctl --version | head -n 1 | grep -E -o "[0-9]+\.[0-9]+"`
+        if [ `vercmp_numbers "$OVS_VERSION" "1.4"` -lt "0" ] && ! is_service_enabled q-svc ; then
             die $LINENO "You are running OVS version $OVS_VERSION. OVS 1.4+ is required for tunneling between multiple hosts."
         fi
         iniset /$Q_PLUGIN_CONF_FILE OVS enable_tunneling True