diff --git a/NuWeather/__init__.py b/NuWeather/__init__.py
index 7a300a3..81613ac 100644
--- a/NuWeather/__init__.py
+++ b/NuWeather/__init__.py
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ NuWeather: a weather plugin for Limnoria
 
 import sys
 
-if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
-    raise RuntimeError("This plugin requires Python 3.")
+if sys.version_info[0] < (3, 8):
+    raise RuntimeError("This plugin requires Python 3.8 or newer.")
 
 import supybot
 from supybot import world