diff --git a/.travis/config.sh b/.travis/config.sh
index 59b9cf4..d701d46 100644
--- a/.travis/config.sh
+++ b/.travis/config.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
 #
 #       - RUN_FLAKE8_DISABLED
 #       - RUN_FLAKE8_EXTRA_ARGS
-if [[ "$(python -c "import sys; print(sys.version_info.major)")" == "2" ]]
+type -f lsr_check_python_version > /dev/null 2>&1 || . ${SCRIPTDIR}/utils.sh
+if lsr_check_python_version python -lt 3.0
 then
     PYTHON2_EXCLUDES="tests/ensure_provider_tests.py"
     FLAKE8_DEFAULT_EXCLUDES=".svn,CVS,.bzr,.hg,.git,__pycache__,.tox,.eggs,*.egg"