diff --git a/bitbake/bin/toaster b/bitbake/bin/toaster
index e3c78675dc..0862a3548a 100755
--- a/bitbake/bin/toaster
+++ b/bitbake/bin/toaster
@@ -175,9 +175,15 @@ notify_chldexit() {
 
 verify_prereq() {
     # Verify prerequisites
+    regex="([0-9])\.([0-9])"
+    for line in `cat $BBBASEDIR/toaster-requirements.txt | grep Django` ; do
+        [[ `echo $line` =~ $regex ]]
+        required_major_version="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+        required_minor_version="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
+    done
 
-    if ! echo "import django; print (1,) == django.VERSION[0:1] and django.VERSION[1:2][0] in (8,)" | python 2>/dev/null | grep True >/dev/null; then
-        printf "This program needs Django 1.8. Please install with\n\npip install django<=1.8.7\n"
+    if ! echo "import django; print ($required_major_version,) == django.VERSION[0:1] and django.VERSION[1:2][0] in ($required_minor_version,)" | python 2>/dev/null | grep True >/dev/null; then
+        printf "This program needs Django $required_major_version.$required_minor_version. Please install with\n\npip install -r $BBBASEDIR/toaster-requirements.txt\n"
         return 2
     fi