diff --git a/setup/start.sh b/setup/start.sh
index 0b8de9a5..af4ac1ea 100755
--- a/setup/start.sh
+++ b/setup/start.sh
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
 	exit
 fi
 
-# Check that we are running on  Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
-if [ "`lsb_release -d | sed 's/.*:\s*//'`" != "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS" ]; then
+# Check that we are running on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (or 14.04.xx).
+if [ "`lsb_release -d | sed 's/.*:\s*//' | sed 's/14\.04\.[0-9]/14.04/' `" != "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS" ]; then
 	echo "Mail-in-a-Box only supports being installed on Ubuntu 14.04, sorry. You are running:"
 	echo
 	lsb_release -d | sed 's/.*:\s*//'