diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 302137e6..f26f5041 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
 * Add shows that have no replacement ID can be ignored at "Manage/Show Processes", the menu bar warn icon hides if all are ignored
 * Change FreeBSD initscript to use command_interpreter
 * Add Slack notifier
+* Change allow Cheetah template engine version 2 and newer
 
 
 [develop changelog]
diff --git a/SickBeard.py b/SickBeard.py
index 8248be6b..8e2c802e 100755
--- a/SickBeard.py
+++ b/SickBeard.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ except (StandardError, Exception):
 try:
     import Cheetah
 
-    if Cheetah.Version[0] != '2':
+    if Cheetah.Version[0] < '2':
         raise ValueError
 except ValueError:
     print('Sorry, requires Python module Cheetah 2.1.0 or newer.')