diff --git a/apache/templates/httpsd.conf.erb b/apache/templates/httpsd.conf.erb
index d6710fe..5b90945 100644
--- a/apache/templates/httpsd.conf.erb
+++ b/apache/templates/httpsd.conf.erb
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ MaxRequestsPerChild  0
 # Example:
 # LoadModule foo_module modules/mod_foo.so
 #
-<% if operatingsystem == 'Fedora' and operatingsystemrelease > 17 -%>
+<% if operatingsystem == 'Fedora' and operatingsystemrelease.to_i > 17 -%>
 Include conf.modules.d/*.conf
 <% else -%>
 LoadModule auth_basic_module modules/mod_auth_basic.so