diff --git a/init.vim b/init.vim
index c57d70ab..52a648fb 100644
--- a/init.vim
+++ b/init.vim
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@
 " Blog: https://jdhao.github.io/
 
 " check if we have the lastest stable version of nvim
-if !has('nvim-0.7.2')
-  echohl Error | echomsg "Nvim 0.7.2 required, but is missing!" | echohl None
+let s:expect_ver = printf('nvim-%s', '0.7.2')
+let s:actual_ver = matchstr(execute('version'), 'NVIM v\zs[^\n]*')
+
+if !has(s:expect_ver)
+  echohl Error | echomsg printf("%s required, but got nvim %s!", s:expect_ver, s:actual_ver) | echohl None
   finish
 endif