diff --git a/bcfg2/create-versions-index.py b/bcfg2/create-versions-index.py
index 3b3360ef..b331e37a 100755
--- a/bcfg2/create-versions-index.py
+++ b/bcfg2/create-versions-index.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ ver = {}
 for line in sys.stdin:
     [name, new_ver] = line.split()
     old_ver = ver.get(name, None)
-    if not old_ver or apt_pkg.VersionCompare(new_ver, old_ver) == 1:
+    if not old_ver or apt_pkg.VersionCompare(new_ver, old_ver) > 0:
         ver[name] = new_ver
 
 list = ver.items()