diff --git a/site_scons/jade.py b/site_scons/jade.py
index 7e02938..9d1f123 100644
--- a/site_scons/jade.py
+++ b/site_scons/jade.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #
 # SCons DSSSL processor check
 #
-# Version 1.0
-# 07-Sep-2014
+# Version 1.1
+# 08-Sep-2014
 #
 
 import subprocess
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ def checkDSSSLProcessor(check, name="jade"):
     """Check if DSSSL engine is working. Returns True or False."""
     check.Message("Checking if DSSSL processor "+name+" works... ")
     try:
-       echo = subprocess.Popen(('/bin/echo','""'), stdout = subprocess.PIPE )
-       version = subprocess.check_output((name, '-v'), stdin = echo.stdout, stderr = subprocess.STDOUT )
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-       if "version" in e.output:
+       echo = subprocess.Popen(['/bin/echo', '""'], stdout = subprocess.PIPE )
+       version = subprocess.Popen([name, '-v'], stdin = echo.stdout, stdout= subprocess.PIPE, stderr = subprocess.PIPE )
+       stderr = repr(version.communicate()[1])
+       if "version" in stderr:
           check.Result(True)
           return True
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+       pass
     check.Result(False)
     return False