diff --git a/tasks/elasticsearch-plugins.yml b/tasks/elasticsearch-plugins.yml
index 67d5517..6e80637 100644
--- a/tasks/elasticsearch-plugins.yml
+++ b/tasks/elasticsearch-plugins.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 - set_fact: es_binary_prefix=""
 
 - set_fact: es_binary_prefix="elasticsearch-"
-  when: es_version | version_compare('2.0', '>')
+  when: es_version | version_compare('5.0', '>=')
 
 #List currently installed plugins - ignore xpack if > v 2.0
 - name: Check installed elasticsearch plugins