diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 30c0b863..8ccee2a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ By default, the container will download the latest version of the "vanilla" [Min
    * [Running on RaspberryPi](#running-on-raspberrypi)
    * [Contributing](#contributing)
 
-<!-- Added by: runner, at: Fri Dec  3 01:28:09 UTC 2021 -->
+<!-- Added by: runner, at: Fri Dec  3 14:07:51 UTC 2021 -->
 
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@@ -484,8 +484,6 @@ By default, the "stable" channel is used, but you can set `MAGMA_CHANNEL` to "de
 
 ### Running a Mohist server
 
-> **CAUTION** Be sure to [read this article](https://essentialsx.net/do-not-use-mohist.html) to understand the risks associated with using Mohist.
-
 A [Mohist](https://github.com/MohistMC/Mohist) server can be used with
 
     -e TYPE=MOHIST
diff --git a/scripts/start-utils b/scripts/start-utils
index 00f8a9a4..21e57379 100755
--- a/scripts/start-utils
+++ b/scripts/start-utils
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ function normalizeMemSize() {
 
 function versionLessThan() {
   local activeParts
-  IFS=. read -ra activeParts <<<"${VANILLA_VERSION%%-*}"
+  version=${VANILLA_VERSION%%-*} # for snapshot/rc versions
+  version=${version##b} # for versions like b1.7.3
+  IFS=. read -ra activeParts <<<"${version}"
 
   local givenParts
   IFS=. read -ra givenParts <<<"$1"