diff --git a/lib/bind.pm b/lib/bind.pm
index d18499b..fc491dc 100644
--- a/lib/bind.pm
+++ b/lib/bind.pm
@@ -259,11 +259,11 @@ sub bind_update {
 		my $data = XMLin($response->content);
 		my $value;
 
-		# BIND v9.9+ has different statistics layout than BIND v9.5+,
-		# so attempt first to get stats from a BIND v9.9+
-		if(!($value = $data->{'statistics version'})) {
-			# otherwise attempt it on a BIND v9.5+
-			$value = $data->{bind}->{statistics}->{version};
+		# BIND v9.9+ has different statistics layout than BIND v9.5+.
+		# we attempt first to get stats from a BIND v9.5+
+		if(!($value = $data->{bind}->{statistics}->{version})) {
+			# otherwise attempt it on a BIND v9.9+
+			$value = $data->{version};
 		}
 		my ($major, $minor) = split('\.', $value);
 		$minor =~ m/^(\d+)/;