diff --git a/splunklib/client.py b/splunklib/client.py
index 85c559d0..7e770894 100644
--- a/splunklib/client.py
+++ b/splunklib/client.py
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ def parse(self, query, **kwargs):
         :type kwargs: ``dict``
         :return: A semantic map of the parsed search query.
         """
-        if self.splunk_version >= (9,):
+        if self.splunk_version >= (9,0,2):
             return self.post("search/v2/parser", q=query, **kwargs)
         return self.get("search/parser", q=query, **kwargs)
 
@@ -2722,7 +2722,7 @@ def __init__(self, service, sid, **kwargs):
         # Default to v2 in Splunk Version 9+
         path = "{path}{sid}"
         # Formatting path based on the Splunk Version
-        if service.splunk_version < (9,):
+        if service.splunk_version < (9,0,2):
             path = path.format(path=PATH_JOBS, sid=sid)
         else:
             path = path.format(path=PATH_JOBS_V2, sid=sid)
@@ -2782,7 +2782,7 @@ def events(self, **kwargs):
         kwargs['segmentation'] = kwargs.get('segmentation', 'none')
         
         # Search API v1(GET) and v2(POST)
-        if self.service.splunk_version < (9,):
+        if self.service.splunk_version < (9,0,2):
             return self.get("events", **kwargs).body
         return self.post("events", **kwargs).body
 
@@ -2874,7 +2874,7 @@ def results(self, **query_params):
         query_params['segmentation'] = query_params.get('segmentation', 'none')
         
         # Search API v1(GET) and v2(POST)
-        if self.service.splunk_version < (9,):
+        if self.service.splunk_version < (9,0,2):
             return self.get("results", **query_params).body
         return self.post("results", **query_params).body
 
@@ -2919,7 +2919,7 @@ def preview(self, **query_params):
         query_params['segmentation'] = query_params.get('segmentation', 'none')
         
         # Search API v1(GET) and v2(POST)
-        if self.service.splunk_version < (9,):
+        if self.service.splunk_version < (9,0,2):
             return self.get("results_preview", **query_params).body
         return self.post("results_preview", **query_params).body
 
@@ -3011,7 +3011,7 @@ class Jobs(Collection):
     collection using :meth:`Service.jobs`."""
     def __init__(self, service):
         # Splunk 9 introduces the v2 endpoint
-        if service.splunk_version >= (9,):
+        if service.splunk_version >= (9,0,2):
             path = PATH_JOBS_V2
         else:
             path = PATH_JOBS
diff --git a/tests/test_job.py b/tests/test_job.py
index e514c83c..f20902f4 100755
--- a/tests/test_job.py
+++ b/tests/test_job.py
@@ -401,8 +401,8 @@ def test_v1_job_fallback(self):
         n_results = len([x for x in results_r if isinstance(x, dict)])
         
         # Fallback test for Splunk Version 9+
-        if self.service.splunk_version[0] >= 9:
-            self.assertGreaterEqual(9, self.service.splunk_version[0])
+        if self.service.splunk_version >= (9,0,2):
+            self.assertGreaterEqual((9,0,2), self.service.splunk_version)
         self.assertEqual(n_events, n_preview, n_results)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_service.py b/tests/test_service.py
index e3ffef68..ab65d356 100755
--- a/tests/test_service.py
+++ b/tests/test_service.py
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ def test_parse(self):
         response = self.service.parse('search * abc="def" | dedup abc')
 
         # Splunk Version 9+ using API v2: search/v2/parser
-        if self.service.splunk_version[0] >= 9:
-            self.assertGreaterEqual(9, self.service.splunk_version[0])
+        if self.service.splunk_version >= (9,0,2):
+            self.assertGreaterEqual((9,0,2), self.service.splunk_version)
 
         self.assertEqual(response.status, 200)