diff --git a/addon.xml b/addon.xml
index 64c403d0..4672d746 100644
--- a/addon.xml
+++ b/addon.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
 <addon  id="plugin.video.emby" 
         name="Emby" 
-        version="1.1.38"
+        version="1.1.39"
         provider-name="Emby.media">
   <requires>
     <import addon="xbmc.python" version="2.1.0"/>
diff --git a/resources/lib/LibrarySync.py b/resources/lib/LibrarySync.py
index 46235165..0cfeee2e 100644
--- a/resources/lib/LibrarySync.py
+++ b/resources/lib/LibrarySync.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import inspect
 import threading
 import urllib
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, time
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion, StrictVersion
 from itertools import chain
 import urllib2
 import os
@@ -1018,7 +1017,19 @@ class LibrarySync(threading.Thread):
             return True
 
         return False
-
+        
+    def checkDBVersion(self, currVersion, minVersion):
+        currMajor, currMinor, currPatch = currVersion.split(".")
+        minMajor, minMinor, minPatch = minVersion.split(".")
+        if currMajor > minMajor:
+            return True
+        elif currMajor == minMajor and currMinor > minMinor:
+            return True
+        elif currMajor == minMajor and currMinor == minMinor and currPatch >= minPatch:
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+            
     def run(self):
         clientInfo = ClientInformation()
         self.logMsg("--- Starting Library Sync Thread ---", 0)
@@ -1040,16 +1051,21 @@ class LibrarySync(threading.Thread):
             # START TEMPORARY CODE
             # Only get in here for a while, can be removed later
             if utils.settings("dbCreatedWithVersion")=="" and utils.settings("SyncInstallRunDone") == "true":
+                self.logMsg("Unknown DB version", 0)
                 return_value = xbmcgui.Dialog().yesno("DB Version", "Can't detect version of Emby for Kodi the DB was created with.\nWas it at least version " + WINDOW.getProperty('minDBVersion') + "?")
                 if return_value == 0:
                     utils.settings("dbCreatedWithVersion","0.0.0")
+                    self.logMsg("DB version out of date according to user", 0)
                 else:
-                    utils.settings("dbCreatedWithVersion",WINDOW.getProperty('minDBVersion'))      
+                    utils.settings("dbCreatedWithVersion",WINDOW.getProperty('minDBVersion'))   
+                    self.logMsg("DB version okay according to user", 0)                    
             # END TEMPORARY CODE
-                
-            if (utils.settings("SyncInstallRunDone") == "true" and LooseVersion(utils.settings("dbCreatedWithVersion")) < LooseVersion(WINDOW.getProperty('minDBVersion'))) and WINDOW.getProperty('minDBVersionCheck') != "true":
+            self.logMsg("DB Version: " + utils.settings("dbCreatedWithVersion"), 0)    
+            if (utils.settings("SyncInstallRunDone") == "true" and self.checkDBVersion(utils.settings("dbCreatedWithVersion"), WINDOW.getProperty('minDBVersion'))==False and WINDOW.getProperty('minDBVersionCheck') != "true"):
+                self.logMsg("DB version out of date according to check", 0)
                 return_value = xbmcgui.Dialog().yesno("DB Version", "Detected the DB needs to be recreated for\nthis version of Emby for Kodi.\nProceed?")
                 if return_value == 0:
+                    self.logMsg("DB version out of date !!! USER IGNORED !!!", 0)
                     xbmcgui.Dialog().ok("Emby for Kodi","Emby for Kodi may not work\ncorrectly until the database is reset.\n")
                     WINDOW.setProperty('minDBVersionCheck', "true")
                 else: