diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 9aa59af0b..a2bab0050 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ for:
       - sh: "nvm install ${nodejs_version}"
       - sh: "npm install npm@7.24.2 -g"
       - sh: "npm -v"
+      - sh: "go version"
       - sh: "echo $PATH"
       - sh: "java --version"
 
diff --git a/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/go_modules/validator.py b/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/go_modules/validator.py
index 1e0949be0..c83f95d43 100644
--- a/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/go_modules/validator.py
+++ b/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/go_modules/validator.py
@@ -52,15 +52,14 @@ def validate(self, runtime_path):
 
         runtime_path = super(GoRuntimeValidator, self).validate(runtime_path)
 
-        expected_major_version = int(self.runtime.replace(self.LANGUAGE, "").split(".")[0])
-        min_expected_minor_version = 11 if expected_major_version == 1 else 0
-
         p = subprocess.Popen([runtime_path, "version"], cwd=os.getcwd(), stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
         version_string, _ = p.communicate()
 
         if p.returncode == 0:
             major_version, minor_version = GoRuntimeValidator.get_go_versions(version_string.decode())
-            if major_version == expected_major_version and minor_version >= min_expected_minor_version:
+            min_expected_major_version = 1
+            min_expected_minor_version = 11 if major_version == 1 else 0
+            if major_version >= min_expected_major_version and minor_version >= min_expected_minor_version:
                 self._valid_runtime_path = runtime_path
                 return self._valid_runtime_path