diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/vyos.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/vyos.py
index 91c707471c3..da33c0c3adb 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/vyos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/vyos.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class TerminalModule(TerminalBase):
 
     @staticmethod
     def guess_network_os(conn):
-        stdin, stdout, stderr = conn.exec_command('cat /proc/version')
-        if 'vyos' in stdout.read():
+        stdin, stdout, stderr = conn.exec_command('cat /etc/issue')
+        if 'VyOS' in stdout.read():
             return 'vyos'