diff --git a/scripts/qiita-test-install b/scripts/qiita-test-install
index 563e870b3..1912ef9b1 100755
--- a/scripts/qiita-test-install
+++ b/scripts/qiita-test-install
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class QiitaConfig(TestCase):
         string_acceptable_version = '.'.join(map(str, acceptable_version))
         version = tuple(map(int, self.redis_version.split('.')))
 
-        self.assertTrue(acceptable_version <= version,
+        self.assertTrue(acceptable_version >= version,
                         'Unsupported redis version. You have %s but the '
                         'minimum required version is %s'
                         % ('.'.join(map(str, version)),