diff --git a/src/database/mongo.js b/src/database/mongo.js
index 9ddd7bfca5..2d9ab4ee14 100644
--- a/src/database/mongo.js
+++ b/src/database/mongo.js
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@
 	};
 
 	module.checkCompatibility = function(callback) {
-		// For MongoDB, we need to ensure that the mongodb package is >= 2.0.0
 		var mongoPkg = require.main.require('./node_modules/mongodb/package.json'),
 			err = semver.lt(mongoPkg.version, '2.0.0') ? new Error('The `mongodb` package is out-of-date, please run `./nodebb setup` again.') : null;
 
diff --git a/src/database/redis.js b/src/database/redis.js
index 673bf1f14a..da9c49aaa6 100644
--- a/src/database/redis.js
+++ b/src/database/redis.js
@@ -113,12 +113,16 @@
 	};
 
 	module.checkCompatibility = function(callback) {
-		// Redis requires v2.8.9
 		module.info(module.client, function(err, info) {
-			var err = semver.lt(info.redis_version, '2.8.9') ? new Error('Your Redis version is not new enough to support NodeBB, please upgrade Redis to v2.8.9 or higher.') : null;
 			if (err) {
+				return callback(err);
+			}
+
+			if (semver.lt(info.redis_version, '2.8.9')) {
+				err = new Error('Your Redis version is not new enough to support NodeBB, please upgrade Redis to v2.8.9 or higher.');
 				err.stacktrace = false;
 			}
+
 			callback(err);
 		});
 	};