1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fedora-easy-karma.py b/fedora-easy-karma.py
index 0c53244..c9d88ba 100755
--- a/fedora-easy-karma.py
+++ b/fedora-easy-karma.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import itertools
 import os
 import readline
 import sys
+import re
 
 from optparse import OptionParser
 from textwrap import wrap
@@ -309,6 +310,8 @@ class PkgHelper(object):
             self.my.preconf.debuglevel = 0
 
             self.releasever = self.my.conf.yumvar["releasever"]
+            if not self.releasever.isdigit():
+                self.releasever = re.match('^(\d+)',self.releasever).groups(1)[0]
             self.package_manager = 'yum'
 
             # make pkg objects subscriptable, i.e. pkg["name"] work