diff --git a/lib/utils.pm b/lib/utils.pm
index 7f1b2db6..f9d07799 100644
--- a/lib/utils.pm
+++ b/lib/utils.pm
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ sub download_testdata {
 sub desktop_login  {
     my ($login, $password) = @_;
     # Get the version, so that we can handle G-I-S or Gnome Tour.
-    my $release = get_var("VERSION");
+    my $release = get_release_number;
     # For Upgrade tests we will need to handle older releases, so we 
     # fix the version number accordingly
     if (get_var("GUI_UPGRADE") == 1) {
@@ -1475,6 +1475,7 @@ sub desktop_login  {
     elsif (get_var("GUI_UPGRADE") == 2) {
         $release = $release-2;
     }
+    print("Calculated release: $release");
     # For Gnome desktop
     if (get_var("DESKTOP") eq 'gnome') {
         send_key_until_needlematch("graphical_login_input", "ret", 3, 5);