diff --git a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
index 916ddeb..206924d 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
@@ -252,12 +252,16 @@
 			return $this->data_cache['version'];
 		}
 
-		if ( ! $this->conn_id OR ($version = oci_server_version($this->conn_id)) === FALSE)
+		if ( ! $this->conn_id OR ($version_string = oci_server_version($this->conn_id)) === FALSE)
 		{
 			return FALSE;
 		}
+		elseif (preg_match('#Release\s(\d+(?:\.\d+)+)#', $version_string, $match))
+		{
+			return $this->data_cache['version'] = $match[1];
+		}
 
-		return $this->data_cache['version'] = $version;
+		return FALSE;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------