diff --git a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto
index e0812501c..7800a5eb6 100755
--- a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto
+++ b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ XDG_DATA_HOME=${XDG_DATA_HOME:-~/.local/share}
 VENV_NAME="letsencrypt"
 VENV_PATH=${VENV_PATH:-"$XDG_DATA_HOME/$VENV_NAME"}
 VENV_BIN=${VENV_PATH}/bin
-LE_AUTO_VERSION="0.3.0"
+LE_AUTO_VERSION="0.4.0.dev0"
 
 # This script takes the same arguments as the main letsencrypt program, but it
 # additionally responds to --verbose (more output) and --debug (allow support
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ Bootstrap() {
   elif [ -f /etc/redhat-release ]; then
     echo "Bootstrapping dependencies for RedHat-based OSes..."
     BootstrapRpmCommon
-  elif `grep -q openSUSE /etc/os-release` ; then
+  elif [ -f /etc/os-release] && `grep -q openSUSE /etc/os-release` ; then
     echo "Bootstrapping dependencies for openSUSE-based OSes..."
     BootstrapSuseCommon
   elif [ -f /etc/arch-release ]; then
diff --git a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template
index 8118a5f69..ba17d7a99 100755
--- a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template
+++ b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ Bootstrap() {
   elif [ -f /etc/redhat-release ]; then
     echo "Bootstrapping dependencies for RedHat-based OSes..."
     BootstrapRpmCommon
-  elif `grep -q openSUSE /etc/os-release` ; then
+  elif [ -f /etc/os-release] && `grep -q openSUSE /etc/os-release` ; then
     echo "Bootstrapping dependencies for openSUSE-based OSes..."
     BootstrapSuseCommon
   elif [ -f /etc/arch-release ]; then