diff --git a/scripts/ansible b/scripts/ansible
index 62f5f1d61..dc1513704 100755
--- a/scripts/ansible
+++ b/scripts/ansible
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ if ! which ansible-playbook ; then
         exit 1
     fi
 else
-    CURR_VER=`ansible --version | head -n 1 | cut -f 2 -d " "`
+    #CURR_VER=`ansible --version | head -n 1 | cut -f 2 -d " "`
+    CURR_VER=`ansible --version | head -1 | awk '{print $2}'`
     echo "Current ansible version installed is $CURR_VER"
     if [ -f /etc/centos-release ] || [ -f /etc/fedora-release ]; then
         echo "Please use your system's package manager to update ansible"