--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -442,10 +442,7 @@ pub fn get_remote_feeppm_effective(
 }
 
 pub fn at_or_above_version(my_version: &str, min_version: &str) -> Result<bool, Error> {
-    let clean_start_my_version = my_version
-        .split_once('v')
-        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Could not find v in version string"))?
-        .1;
+    let clean_start_my_version = my_version.trim_start_matches('v');
     let full_clean_my_version: String = clean_start_my_version
         .chars()
         .take_while(|x| x.is_ascii_digit() || *x == '.')