diff --git a/diagnostics/diagnostics.go b/diagnostics/diagnostics.go
index 6bcd433d3..b1453db22 100644
--- a/diagnostics/diagnostics.go
+++ b/diagnostics/diagnostics.go
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ func (d *Diagnostics) CompareVersion(value string) error {
 
 	if localVersion[0] < currentVersion[0] { //Major
 		return fmt.Errorf("Warning: You are running Pilosa %s. A newer version (%s) is available: https://github.com/pilosa/pilosa/releases", d.version, value)
-	} else if localVersion[1] < currentVersion[1] { // Minor
+	} else if localVersion[1] < currentVersion[1] && localVersion[0] == currentVersion[0] { // Minor
 		return fmt.Errorf("Warning: You are running Pilosa %s. The latest Minor release is %s: https://github.com/pilosa/pilosa/releases", d.version, value)
-	} else if localVersion[2] < currentVersion[2] { // Patch
+	} else if localVersion[2] < currentVersion[2] && localVersion[0] == currentVersion[0] && localVersion[1] == currentVersion[1] { // Patch
 		return fmt.Errorf("There is a new patch release of Pilosa available: %s: https://github.com/pilosa/pilosa/releases", value)
 	}
 
diff --git a/diagnostics/diagnostics_test.go b/diagnostics/diagnostics_test.go
index 6ad0cb773..8e3a7cce4 100644
--- a/diagnostics/diagnostics_test.go
+++ b/diagnostics/diagnostics_test.go
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ func TestDiagnosticsVersion_Compare(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Versions should match")
 	}
+	d.SetVersion("v1.7.0")
+	err = d.CompareVersion("0.7.2")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Local version is greater")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestDiagnosticsVersion_Check(t *testing.T) {