diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/VersionUtil.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/VersionUtil.java
index 0101f7db2..658123048 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/VersionUtil.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/VersionUtil.java
@@ -49,7 +49,16 @@ public class VersionUtil {
                 matcher = VERSION_PATTERN.matcher(v1_13_2_R01.toString());
                 Preconditions.checkArgument(matcher.matches(), string + " is not in valid version format. e.g. 1.8.8-R0.1");
             }
-            return new BukkitVersion(Integer.parseInt(matcher.group(1)), Integer.parseInt(matcher.group(2)), Integer.parseInt(matcher.group(3)), Double.parseDouble(matcher.group(4)));
+
+            return from(matcher.group(1), matcher.group(2), matcher.group(3), matcher.group(4));
+        }
+
+        private static BukkitVersion from(String major, String minor, String patch, String revision) {
+            if (patch.isEmpty()) patch = "0";
+            return new BukkitVersion(Integer.parseInt(major),
+                Integer.parseInt(minor),
+                Integer.parseInt(patch),
+                Double.parseDouble(revision));
         }
 
         private BukkitVersion(int major, int minor, int patch, double revision) {
diff --git a/Essentials/test/com/earth2me/essentials/UtilTest.java b/Essentials/test/com/earth2me/essentials/UtilTest.java
index 9bf4717ef..da58aa9fe 100644
--- a/Essentials/test/com/earth2me/essentials/UtilTest.java
+++ b/Essentials/test/com/earth2me/essentials/UtilTest.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.earth2me.essentials;
 
 import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.DateUtil;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.LocationUtil;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.VersionUtil;
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 import org.bukkit.World.Environment;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.InvalidDescriptionException;
@@ -190,4 +191,18 @@ public class UtilTest extends TestCase {
         b = new GregorianCalendar(2000, 3, 7, 10, 0, 0);
         assertEquals("10 years 6 months 10 days", DateUtil.formatDateDiff(a, b));
     }
+
+    public void testVer() {
+        VersionUtil.BukkitVersion v;
+        v = VersionUtil.BukkitVersion.fromString("1.13.2-R0.1");
+        assertEquals(v.getMajor(), 1);
+        assertEquals(v.getMinor(), 13);
+        assertEquals(v.getPatch(), 2);
+        assertEquals(v.getRevision(), 0.1);
+        v = VersionUtil.BukkitVersion.fromString("1.9-R1.4");
+        assertEquals(v.getMajor(), 1);
+        assertEquals(v.getMinor(), 9);
+        assertEquals(v.getPatch(), 0);
+        assertEquals(v.getRevision(), 1.4);
+    }
 }