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diff --git a/plugins-scripts/check_ifstatus.pl b/plugins-scripts/check_ifstatus.pl
index 2263823..63c71ff 100755
--- a/plugins-scripts/check_ifstatus.pl
+++ b/plugins-scripts/check_ifstatus.pl
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ sub process_arguments() {
         $status = GetOptions(
                 "V"   => \$opt_V, "version"    => \$opt_V,
                 "h"   => \$opt_h, "help"       => \$opt_h,
-                "v=i" => \$snmp_version, "snmp_version=i"  => \$snmp_version,
+                "v=s" => \$snmp_version, "snmp_version=s"  => \$snmp_version,
                 "C=s" => \$community,"community=s" => \$community,
                 "L=s" => \$seclevel, "seclevel=s" => \$seclevel,
                 "a=s" => \$authproto, "authproto=s" => \$authproto,
@@ -317,7 +317,10 @@ sub process_arguments() {
                 $timeout = $TIMEOUT;
         }
 
-        if ($snmp_version !~ /[123]/){
+        # Net::SNMP wants an integer
+        $snmp_version = 2 if $snmp_version eq "2c";
+
+        if ($snmp_version !~ /^[123]$/){
                 $state='UNKNOWN';
                 print ("$state: No support for SNMP v$snmp_version yet\n");
                 exit $ERRORS{$state};