diff --git a/conf/uno.conf b/conf/uno.conf
index dcb90c4..dd51137 100644
--- a/conf/uno.conf
+++ b/conf/uno.conf
@@ -96,14 +96,13 @@
 # work with Hadoop 3.x.  The following sanity checks fail fast when versions
 # are incompatible.  If the checks cause a problem, comment them out and
 # consider submitting an issue or PR.
-
 if [[ "${HADOOP_VERSION}" = 1.* ]]; then
    echo "ERROR from uno.conf : Hadoop 1.x is not supported" 1>&2
    exit 1
 fi
 
-if [[ -z "$ACCUMULO_REPO" && "${ACCUMULO_VERSION}" = 1.* && ! "${HADOOP_VERSION}" = 2.* ]]; then
-   echo "ERROR from uno.conf : When using Accumulo 1.x, expect Hadoop 2.x not $HADOOP_VERSION" 1>&2
+if [[ -z $ACCUMULO_REPO && ${ACCUMULO_VERSION} =~ ^1[.][0-9][.][0-9]+$ && ! ${HADOOP_VERSION} = 2.* ]]; then
+   echo "ERROR from uno.conf : When using Accumulo versions prior to 1.10.x, expect Hadoop 2.x not $HADOOP_VERSION" 1>&2
    exit 1
 fi