diff --git a/src/setup_node_env/node_version_validator.js b/src/setup_node_env/node_version_validator.js
index 3f611e5a..f5c60c85 100644
--- a/src/setup_node_env/node_version_validator.js
+++ b/src/setup_node_env/node_version_validator.js
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ var pkg = require('../../package.json'); // Note: This is written in ES5 so we c
 var currentVersion = process && process.version || null;
 var rawRequiredVersion = pkg && pkg.engines && pkg.engines.node || null;
 var requiredVersion = rawRequiredVersion ? 'v' + rawRequiredVersion : rawRequiredVersion;
-var isVersionValid = !!currentVersion && !!requiredVersion && currentVersion === requiredVersion; // Validates current the NodeJS version compatibility when Kibana starts.
+var isVersionValid = !!currentVersion && !!requiredVersion; // Validates current the NodeJS version compatibility when Kibana starts.
 
 if (!isVersionValid) {
   var errorMessage = 'Kibana does not support the current Node.js version ' + currentVersion + '. Please use Node.js ' + requiredVersion + '.'; // Actions to apply when validation fails: error report + exit.
 
   console.error(errorMessage);
   process.exit(1);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}