diff --git a/core/utils/version.go b/core/utils/version.go
index bcd35667..cf43157a 100644
--- a/core/utils/version.go
+++ b/core/utils/version.go
@@ -10,14 +10,15 @@ func Compare(v1, v2 string) int {
 	replaceMap := map[string]string{"V": "", "v": "", "-": "."}
 	for k, v := range replaceMap {
 		if strings.Contains(v1, k) {
-			strings.Replace(v1, k, v, -1)
+			v1 = strings.Replace(v1, k, v, -1)
 		}
 		if strings.Contains(v2, k) {
-			strings.Replace(v2, k, v, -1)
+			v2 = strings.Replace(v2, k, v, -1)
 		}
 	}
 	verStr1 := strings.Split(v1, ".")
 	verStr2 := strings.Split(v2, ".")
+
 	ver1 := strSlice2IntSlice(verStr1)
 	ver2 := strSlice2IntSlice(verStr2)
 
@@ -64,8 +65,8 @@ func strSlice2IntSlice(strs []string) []int64 {
 	return retInt
 }
 
-//operator compare returns true if the first field and the second field are equal else false
-func CompareVersions(v1, v2, operator string) bool {
+//operator compare returns true if the first field and the third field  equation holds else false
+func CompareVersions(v1, operator, v2 string) bool {
 	com := Compare(v1, v2)
 	switch operator {
 	case "==":
diff --git a/core/utils/version_test.go b/core/utils/version_test.go
index 80875650..90e75213 100644
--- a/core/utils/version_test.go
+++ b/core/utils/version_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func TestCustomCompareVersions(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{"1", "1.0.1", ">", false},
 		{"1", "0.9.9", ">", true},
-		{"1", "1-0.1", "<", true},
+		{"1", "1.0-1", "<", true},
 		{"1.0.1", "1-0.1", "<", false},
 		{"1.0.1", "1.0.1", "==", true},
 		{"1.0.1", "1.0.2", "==", false},
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func TestCustomCompareVersions(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, each := range cases {
 		t.Run(each.ver1, func(t *testing.T) {
-			actual := CompareVersions(each.ver1, each.ver2, each.operator)
+			actual := CompareVersions(each.ver1, each.operator, each.ver2)
 			assert.Equal(t, each.out, actual)
 		})
 	}