diff --git a/tools/plugins/com.liferay.ide.server.core/src/com/liferay/ide/server/core/portal/PortalRuntime.java b/tools/plugins/com.liferay.ide.server.core/src/com/liferay/ide/server/core/portal/PortalRuntime.java
index e3aec26781..5b6acd8e2b 100644
--- a/tools/plugins/com.liferay.ide.server.core/src/com/liferay/ide/server/core/portal/PortalRuntime.java
+++ b/tools/plugins/com.liferay.ide.server.core/src/com/liferay/ide/server/core/portal/PortalRuntime.java
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public IStatus validate() {
 				MessageFormat.format(Msgs.errorPortalRuntimeConfiguration, runtime.getName()), null);
 		}
 
-		if (!portalBundleVersion.startsWith("7")) {
+		if (portalBundleVersion.startsWith("5") || portalBundleVersion.startsWith("6")) {
 			return new Status(IStatus.ERROR, LiferayServerCore.PLUGIN_ID, 0, Msgs.errorPortalVersion70, null);
 		}