diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/importDXF.py b/src/Mod/Draft/importDXF.py
index 3de9923162..e43496f643 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/importDXF.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/importDXF.py
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ texts, colors,layers (from groups)
 """
 # scaling factor between autocad font sizes and coin font sizes
 TEXTSCALING = 1.35
-# the minimum version of the dxfLibrary needed to run - OBSOLETE - not used anymore
-# CURRENTDXFLIB = 1.41
+# the minimum version of the dxfLibrary needed to run
+CURRENTDXFLIB = 1.41
 
 import sys
 import os
@@ -116,10 +116,8 @@ def errorDXFLib(gui):
         files = ['dxfColorMap.py', 'dxfImportObjects.py',
                  'dxfLibrary.py', 'dxfReader.py']
 
-        _weburl = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yorikvanhavre/'
-        _weburl += 'Draft-dxf-importer/'
-        # baseurl = _weburl + '{0:.2f}'.format(CURRENTDXFLIB) + "/"
-        baseurl = _weburl + "master/"
+        baseurl = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yorikvanhavre/'
+        baseurl += 'Draft-dxf-importer/master/'
         import ArchCommands
         from FreeCAD import Base
         progressbar = Base.ProgressIndicator()
@@ -194,7 +192,7 @@ def getDXFlibs():
         libsok = False
         FCC.PrintWarning("DXF libraries not found. Trying to download...\n")
     else:
-        if "v"+str(CURRENTDXFLIB) in dxfLibrary.__version__:
+        if float(dxfLibrary.__version__[1:5]) >= CURRENTDXFLIB:
             libsok = True
         else:
             FCC.PrintWarning("DXF libraries need to be updated. "