diff --git a/admin_index.php b/admin_index.php
index 668edf90..85801d35 100644
--- a/admin_index.php
+++ b/admin_index.php
@@ -108,7 +108,12 @@ if ($page == 'overview') {
 					$lookfornewversion_link = $_link;
 					$lookfornewversion_addinfo = $_message;
 
-					if (version_compare2($version, $_version) == -1) {
+					// not numeric -> error-message
+					if (!is_numeric($_version)) {
+						// check for customized version to not output
+						// "There is a newer version of froxlor" besides the error-message
+						$isnewerversion = 2;
+					} elseif (version_compare2($version, $_version) == -1) {
 						$isnewerversion = 1;
 					} else {
 						$isnewerversion = 0;
diff --git a/templates/Froxlor/admin/index/index.tpl b/templates/Froxlor/admin/index/index.tpl
index a75ce883..a3af5f6f 100644
--- a/templates/Froxlor/admin/index/index.tpl
+++ b/templates/Froxlor/admin/index/index.tpl
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ $header
 				<td><a href="$lookfornewversion_link">$lookfornewversion_lable</a></td>
 			</if>
 		</tr>
-		<if $isnewerversion != 0 >
+		<if $isnewerversion == 1 >
 		<tr>
 			<td colspan="2"><strong>{$lng['admin']['newerversionavailable']}</strong></td>
 		</tr>
diff --git a/templates/Sparkle/admin/index/index.tpl b/templates/Sparkle/admin/index/index.tpl
index 2bb5453c..efc0344e 100644
--- a/templates/Sparkle/admin/index/index.tpl
+++ b/templates/Sparkle/admin/index/index.tpl
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ $header
 				<td><a href="$lookfornewversion_link">$lookfornewversion_lable</a></td>
 			</if>
 		</tr>
-		<if $isnewerversion != 0 >
+		<if $isnewerversion == 1 >
 		<tr>
 			<td colspan="2"><strong>{$lng['admin']['newerversionavailable']}</strong></td>
 		</tr>