diff --git a/src/Taskwarrior.php b/src/Taskwarrior.php
index 7f37c69..8b8d4d4 100644
--- a/src/Taskwarrior.php
+++ b/src/Taskwarrior.php
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class Taskwarrior
             return $this->version;
         }
 
-        return $this->version = $this->command('_version');
+        return $this->version = trim($this->command('_version'));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/TaskManagerTest.php b/tests/TaskManagerTest.php
index d3272b6..68856a7 100644
--- a/tests/TaskManagerTest.php
+++ b/tests/TaskManagerTest.php
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class TaskManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
     public function testModified()
     {
-        if (version_compare($this->taskwarrior->version(), '2.2.0', '>=')) {
+        if (version_compare($this->taskwarrior->version(), '2.2.0') < 0) {
             $this->markTestSkipped(sprintf(
                 'taskwarrior version %s dont support modified attr',
                 $this->taskwarrior->version()