diff --git a/check_postgres.pl b/check_postgres.pl
index 928f39a..20550af 100755
--- a/check_postgres.pl
+++ b/check_postgres.pl
@@ -8666,6 +8666,7 @@ sub check_sequence {
     if($skipcycled) {
       $percsql = 'CASE WHEN cycle THEN 0 ELSE ' . $percsql . ' END';
     }
+    my $version = verify_version();
 
     my ($warning, $critical) = validate_range
         ({
@@ -8748,7 +8749,7 @@ sub check_sequence {
         my $multidb = @{$info->{db}} > 1 ? "$db->{dbname}." : '';
         my @seq_sql;
         for my $r (@{$db->{slurp}}) { # for each sequence, create SQL command to inspect it
-            next if ($db->{version} >= 10); # TODO: skip loop entirely
+            next if ($version >= 10); # TODO: skip loop entirely
             my ($schema, $seq, $seqname, $typename) = @$r{qw/ nspname seqname safename typname /};
             next if skip_item($seq);
             my $maxValue = $typename eq 'int2' ? $MAXINT2 : $typename eq 'int4' ? $MAXINT4 : $MAXINT8;
@@ -8765,7 +8766,7 @@ sub check_sequence {
 FROM $seqname) foo
 };
         }
-        if ($db->{version} >= 10) {
+        if ($version >= 10) {
             @seq_sql = ($SQL10); # inject PG10 query here (TODO: pull this out of loops)
         }
         # Use UNION ALL to query multiple sequences at once, however if there are too many sequences this can exceed