diff --git a/scripts/src/main/resources/scripts/command/docker b/scripts/src/main/resources/scripts/command/docker
index 2b9bd496b..73130da39 100755
--- a/scripts/src/main/resources/scripts/command/docker
+++ b/scripts/src/main/resources/scripts/command/docker
@@ -40,19 +40,18 @@ function doSetup() {
         fi
       else
         doRequireNotBatch
-        local latestversion
-        latestversion=$(curl -Ls -o /dev/null -w '%{url_effective}' https://github.com/rancher-sandbox/rancher-desktop/releases/latest | sed 's/.*\([0-9]\.[0-9]\.[0-9]\).*/\1/')
-        local previousversion="1.2.1"
-        if [[ "${latestversion}" =~ ^[0-9]\.[0-9].[0-9]$ ]] 
-        then
-          if [ "${latestversion}" \> "${previousversion}" ]
+        local version="${RANCHER_VERSION}"
+  	  	if [ -z "${version}" ]
+        then 
+          version=1.3.0
+          latestversion=$(curl -Ls -o /dev/null -w '%{url_effective}' https://github.com/rancher-sandbox/rancher-desktop/releases/latest | sed 's/.*\([0-9]\.[0-9]\.[0-9]\).*/\1/')
+          doVersionCompare "${latestversion}" "${version}"
+          VersCompRes=${?}
+          if [ "${VersCompRes}" = 1 ]
           then
-            doEcho "setting RANCHER_VERSION"
-            RANCHER_VERSION=${latestversion}
-            doEcho "RANCHER_VERSION is ${RANCHER_VERSION}"
+            version=${latestversion}
           fi
         fi
-        local version="${RANCHER_VERSION:-1.2.1}"
         local code
         #to download Rancher Desktop we need a bit more work compared to Docker-Desktop 
         #as the download-URL isn't well structured