diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/NzbgetTests/NzbgetFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/NzbgetTests/NzbgetFixture.cs
index 043db1513..d65350e62 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/NzbgetTests/NzbgetFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/NzbgetTests/NzbgetFixture.cs
@@ -343,40 +343,19 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.Download.DownloadClientTests.NzbgetTests
             result.OutputPath.Should().Be(@"O:\mymount\Droned.S01E01.Pilot.1080p.WEB-DL-DRONE".AsOsAgnostic());
         }
 
-        [Test]
-        public void should_pass_test_if_version_high_enough()
-        {
-            Mocker.GetMock<INzbgetProxy>()
-                .Setup(v => v.GetVersion(It.IsAny<NzbgetSettings>()))
-                .Returns("12.0");
-
-            var error = Subject.Test();
-
-            error.IsValid.Should().BeTrue();
-        }
-
-        [Test]
-        public void should_fail_test_if_version_too_low()
-        {
-            Mocker.GetMock<INzbgetProxy>()
-                .Setup(v => v.GetVersion(It.IsAny<NzbgetSettings>()))
-                .Returns("11.0");
-
-            var error = Subject.Test();
-
-            error.IsValid.Should().BeFalse();
-        }
-
-        [Test]
-        public void should_ignore_version_test_if_development_version()
+        [TestCase("11.0", false)]
+        [TestCase("12.0", true)]
+        [TestCase("11.0-b30ef0134", false)]
+        [TestCase("13.0-b30ef0134", true)]
+        public void should_test_version(string version, bool expected)
         {
             Mocker.GetMock<INzbgetProxy>()
                 .Setup(v => v.GetVersion(It.IsAny<NzbgetSettings>()))
-                .Returns("12.0-dev");
+                .Returns(version);
 
             var error = Subject.Test();
 
-            error.IsValid.Should().BeTrue();
+            error.IsValid.Should().Be(expected);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Nzbget/Nzbget.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Nzbget/Nzbget.cs
index 7f54492f6..bcb27ea13 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Nzbget/Nzbget.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Nzbget/Nzbget.cs
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Nzbget
         {
             try
             {
-                var version = _proxy.GetVersion(Settings);
+                var version = _proxy.GetVersion(Settings).Split('-')[0];
 
-                if (!version.Contains('-') && Version.Parse(version) < Version.Parse("12.0"))
+                if (Version.Parse(version) < Version.Parse("12.0"))
                 {
                     return new ValidationFailure(string.Empty, "Nzbget version too low, need 12.0 or higher");
                 }