diff --git a/kubernetes/files/manifest/kube-apiserver.manifest b/kubernetes/files/manifest/kube-apiserver.manifest
index e22ac90..afa0c4c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/files/manifest/kube-apiserver.manifest
+++ b/kubernetes/files/manifest/kube-apiserver.manifest
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
       {%- if salt['pkg.version_cmp'](version,'1.8') >= 0 %}
         --feature-gates=MountPropagation=true
       {%- endif %}
-      {%- if version|float >= 1.9 %}
+      {%- if salt['pkg.version_cmp'](version,'1.9') >= 0 %}
       --endpoint-reconciler-type={{ master.apiserver.get('endpoint-reconciler', 'lease') }}
       {%- else %}
       --apiserver-count={{ master.apiserver.get('count', 1) }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/master/controller.sls b/kubernetes/master/controller.sls
index a735a6b..ef8966e 100644
--- a/kubernetes/master/controller.sls
+++ b/kubernetes/master/controller.sls
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 {%- if salt['pkg.version_cmp'](version,'1.8') >= 0 %}
         --feature-gates=MountPropagation=true
 {%- endif %}
-{%- if version|float >= 1.9 %}
+{%- if salt['pkg.version_cmp'](version,'1.9') >= 0 %}
         --endpoint-reconciler-type={{ master.apiserver.get('endpoint-reconciler', 'lease') }}
 {%- else %}
         --apiserver-count={{ master.apiserver.get('count', 1) }}