diff --git a/netbox/extras/migrations/0008_reports.py b/netbox/extras/migrations/0008_reports.py
index 83565cce7..c51fba9cd 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/migrations/0008_reports.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/migrations/0008_reports.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def verify_postgresql_version(apps, schema_editor):
         with connection.cursor() as cursor:
             cursor.execute("SELECT VERSION()")
             row = cursor.fetchone()
-            pg_version = row[0].split()[1]
+            pg_version = re.match('^PostgreSQL (\d+\.\d+(\.\d+)?)', row[0])[1]
             if StrictVersion(pg_version) < StrictVersion('9.4.0'):
                 raise Exception("PostgreSQL 9.4.0 or higher is required ({} found). Upgrade PostgreSQL and then run migrations again.".format(pg_version))