diff --git a/common/func_check_version.sh b/common/func_check_version.sh
index 84e6936..61e2c50 100644
--- a/common/func_check_version.sh
+++ b/common/func_check_version.sh
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ inline_doc
   # This saves us the save/restore hassle of the system IFS value
   local IFS
 
-#  if  echo $ref_version | grep [[:alpha:]] 2>&1 >/dev/null || 
-#      echo $tst_version | grep [[:alpha:]] 2>&1 >/dev/null ;then
-#    echo "Cannot test for text, 0.0.0a, version types, assuming 'success' " 
-#    return    
-#  fi
-    
   write_error_and_die() {
      echo -e "\n\t\t$TXT version -->${tst_version}<-- is too old.
 		    This script requires ${ref_version} or greater\n"
@@ -43,7 +37,7 @@ inline_doc
   }
 
   echo -ne "$TXT:\t${L_arrow}${BOLD}${tst_version}${OFF}${R_arrow}"
-  IFS=".-("   # Split up w.x.y.z as well as w.x.y-rc  (catch release candidates)
+  IFS=".-(p"   # Split up w.x.y.z as well as w.x.y-rc  (catch release candidates)
   set -- $ref_version # set postional parameters to minimum ver values
   ref_major=$1; ref_minor=$2; ref_revision=$3
   #
diff --git a/jhalfs b/jhalfs
index 94a2bc0..c26b051 100755
--- a/jhalfs
+++ b/jhalfs
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ SUDO_LOC="`whereis -b sudo | cut -d " " -f2`"
 if [ -x $SUDO_LOC ]; then
   sudoVer=`sudo -V | head -n1 | cut -d " " -f3`
   echo "SUDO    ${L_arrow}${BOLD}${sudoVer}${R_arrow}${OFF} ..OK"
+  check_version "1.0.0" "${sudoVer}" "SUDO"
 else
   echo "${nl_}\"${RED}sudo${OFF}\" ${BOLD}must be installed on your system for jhalfs to run"
   exit 1