diff --git a/modules/exploits/linux/http/apache_couchdb_cmd_exec.rb b/modules/exploits/linux/http/apache_couchdb_cmd_exec.rb
index 2b6fcd43b4..d438aa30f1 100644
--- a/modules/exploits/linux/http/apache_couchdb_cmd_exec.rb
+++ b/modules/exploits/linux/http/apache_couchdb_cmd_exec.rb
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote
 
   def check
     get_version
+    return CheckCode::Unknown if @version.nil?
     version = Rex::Version.new(@version)
     return CheckCode::Unknown if version.version.empty?
     vprint_status "Found CouchDB version #{version}"