diff --git a/.config/nats.dic b/.config/nats.dic
index 8cb2484a3..fa6496d6d 100644
--- a/.config/nats.dic
+++ b/.config/nats.dic
@@ -153,3 +153,4 @@ update_consumer
 update_consumer_on_stream
 create_consumer_strict
 create_consumer_strict_on_stream
+leafnodes
diff --git a/async-nats/src/client.rs b/async-nats/src/client.rs
index d09618f0f..47ab987e8 100644
--- a/async-nats/src/client.rs
+++ b/async-nats/src/client.rs
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ impl Client {
 
     /// Returns true if the server version is compatible with the version components.
     ///
+    /// This has to be used with caution, as it is not guaranteed that the server
+    /// that client is connected to is the same version that the one that is
+    /// a JetStream meta/stream/consumer leader, especially across leafnodes.
+    ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
     /// ```no_run
@@ -128,7 +132,10 @@ impl Client {
     pub fn is_server_compatible(&self, major: i64, minor: i64, patch: i64) -> bool {
         let info = self.server_info();
 
-        let server_version_captures = VERSION_RE.captures(&info.version).unwrap();
+        let server_version_captures = match VERSION_RE.captures(&info.version) {
+            Some(captures) => captures,
+            None => return false,
+        };
 
         let server_major = server_version_captures
             .get(1)
diff --git a/async-nats/src/jetstream/context.rs b/async-nats/src/jetstream/context.rs
index 2b3b2aed5..15721432a 100644
--- a/async-nats/src/jetstream/context.rs
+++ b/async-nats/src/jetstream/context.rs
@@ -1003,32 +1003,17 @@ impl Context {
         let config = config.into_consumer_config();
 
         let subject = {
-            if self.client.is_server_compatible(2, 9, 0) {
-                let filter = if config.filter_subject.is_empty() {
-                    "".to_string()
-                } else {
-                    format!(".{}", config.filter_subject)
-                };
-                config
-                    .name
-                    .as_ref()
-                    .or(config.durable_name.as_ref())
-                    .map(|name| format!("CONSUMER.CREATE.{}.{}{}", stream.as_ref(), name, filter))
-                    .unwrap_or_else(|| format!("CONSUMER.CREATE.{}", stream.as_ref()))
-            } else if config.name.is_some() {
-                return Err(ConsumerError::with_source(
-                    ConsumerErrorKind::Other,
-                    "can't use consumer name with server < 2.9.0",
-                ));
-            } else if let Some(ref durable_name) = config.durable_name {
-                format!(
-                    "CONSUMER.DURABLE.CREATE.{}.{}",
-                    stream.as_ref(),
-                    durable_name
-                )
+            let filter = if config.filter_subject.is_empty() {
+                "".to_string()
             } else {
-                format!("CONSUMER.CREATE.{}", stream.as_ref())
-            }
+                format!(".{}", config.filter_subject)
+            };
+            config
+                .name
+                .as_ref()
+                .or(config.durable_name.as_ref())
+                .map(|name| format!("CONSUMER.CREATE.{}.{}{}", stream.as_ref(), name, filter))
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| format!("CONSUMER.CREATE.{}", stream.as_ref()))
         };
 
         match self
diff --git a/async-nats/tests/jetstream_tests.rs b/async-nats/tests/jetstream_tests.rs
index f2821e016..b1588852f 100755
--- a/async-nats/tests/jetstream_tests.rs
+++ b/async-nats/tests/jetstream_tests.rs
@@ -3633,4 +3633,25 @@ mod jetstream {
 
         assert_eq!(err.kind(), ConsumerUpdateErrorKind::DoesNotExist);
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_version_on_initial_connect() {
+        let client = async_nats::ConnectOptions::new()
+            .retry_on_initial_connect()
+            .connect("nats://localhost:4222")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let jetstream = async_nats::jetstream::new(client.clone());
+
+        jetstream
+            .create_consumer_on_stream(
+                consumer::pull::Config {
+                    durable_name: Some("name".to_string()),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                },
+                "events",
+            )
+            .await
+            .expect_err("should fail but not panic because of lack of server info");
+    }
 }