diff --git a/openvpn-install.sh b/openvpn-install.sh
index 4b1a606..769d29b 100644
--- a/openvpn-install.sh
+++ b/openvpn-install.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fi
 if [[ -e /etc/debian_version ]]; then
 	OS="debian"
 	# Getting the version number, to verify that a recent version of OpenVPN is available
-	VERSION_ID=$(cat /etc/*-release | grep "VERSION_ID")
+	VERSION_ID=$(cat /etc/os-release | grep "VERSION_ID")
 	RCLOCAL='/etc/rc.local'
 	if [[ "$VERSION_ID" != 'VERSION_ID="7"' ]] && [[ "$VERSION_ID" != 'VERSION_ID="8"' ]] && [[ "$VERSION_ID" != 'VERSION_ID="12.04"' ]] && [[ "$VERSION_ID" != 'VERSION_ID="14.04"' ]] && [[ "$VERSION_ID" != 'VERSION_ID="16.04"' ]] && [[ "$VERSION_ID" != 'VERSION_ID="16.10"' ]]; then
 		echo "Your version of Debian/Ubuntu is not supported."