diff --git a/abuild b/abuild
index 725b376..36181b1 100755
--- a/abuild
+++ b/abuild
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ sanitycheck() {
 	[ -z "$pkgname" ] && die "Missing pkgname in APKBUILD"
 	[ -z "${pkgname##* *}" ] && die "pkgname contains spaces"
 	[ -z "$pkgver" ] && die "Missing pkgver in APKBUILD"
-	[  "${pkgver##[0-9]}" != "$pkgver" ] && \
+	[  "${pkgver##[0-9]}" == "$pkgver" ] && \
 		die "pkgver does not start with a digit"
 	[ -z "$pkgrel" ] && warning "Missing pkgrel in APKBUILD. Using pkgrel=0"
 	[ -z "$pkgdesc" ] && die "Missing pkgdesc in APKBUILD"