diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/services/version/DefaultVersion.java b/src/main/java/appeng/services/version/DefaultVersion.java
index e060165f..6292f2a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/services/version/DefaultVersion.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/services/version/DefaultVersion.java
@@ -42,16 +42,10 @@ public final class DefaultVersion extends BaseVersion
 	@Override
 	public boolean isNewerAs( final Version maybeOlder )
 	{
-		if( this.revision() < maybeOlder.revision() )
-		{
-			return false;
-		}
+		final boolean isNewerRevision = this.revision() > maybeOlder.revision();
+		final boolean isNewerChannel = this.channel().compareTo( maybeOlder.channel() ) > 0;
+		final boolean isNewerBuild = this.build() > maybeOlder.build();
 
-		if( this.channel().compareTo( maybeOlder.channel() ) < 0 )
-		{
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		return this.build() > maybeOlder.build();
+		return isNewerRevision || isNewerChannel || isNewerBuild;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/appeng/services/version/VersionTest.java b/src/test/java/appeng/services/version/VersionTest.java
index 9f89fef5..36057e64 100644
--- a/src/test/java/appeng/services/version/VersionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/appeng/services/version/VersionTest.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public final class VersionTest
 	private static final Version DEFAULT_VERSION_RV2_BETA_9 = new DefaultVersion( 2, Channel.Beta, 9 );
 	private static final Version DEFAULT_VERSION_RV3_BETA_8 = new DefaultVersion( 3, Channel.Beta, 8 );
 	private static final Version DEFAULT_VERSION_RV2_ALPHA_8 = new DefaultVersion( 2, Channel.Alpha, 8 );
+	private static final Version DEFAULT_VERSION_RV4_ALPHA_1 = new DefaultVersion( 4, Channel.Alpha, 1 );
 	private static final Version DO_NOT_CHECK_VERSION = new DoNotCheckVersion();
 	private static final Version MISSING_VERSION = new MissingVersion();
 
@@ -69,6 +70,8 @@ public final class VersionTest
 	public void compareTwoDefaultVersions()
 	{
 		Assert.assertTrue( DEFAULT_VERSION_RV2_BETA_8.isNewerAs( DEFAULT_VERSION_RV2_ALPHA_8 ) );
+		Assert.assertTrue( DEFAULT_VERSION_RV4_ALPHA_1.isNewerAs( DEFAULT_VERSION_RV3_BETA_8 ) );
+		Assert.assertTrue( DEFAULT_VERSION_RV2_BETA_9.isNewerAs( DEFAULT_VERSION_RV2_BETA_8 ) );
 	}
 
 	@Test