diff --git a/syncplay/messages.py b/syncplay/messages.py
index 2b66e6b..2a61251 100644
--- a/syncplay/messages.py
+++ b/syncplay/messages.py
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ en = {
       "commandlist-notification/help" : "\th - this help",
       "syncplay-version-notification" : "Syncplay version: {}",    #syncplay.version
       "more-info-notification" : "More info available at: {}",    #projectURL
+      
+      "vlc-version-mismatch": "Warning: You are running VLC version {}, but Syncplay is designed to run on VLC {} and above\n", # VLC version, VLC min version
 
       # Client prompts
       "enter-to-exit-prompt" : "Press enter to exit\n",
diff --git a/syncplay/players/vlc.py b/syncplay/players/vlc.py
index edf5f67..e763a14 100644
--- a/syncplay/players/vlc.py
+++ b/syncplay/players/vlc.py
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ class VlcPlayer(BasePlayer):
     VLC_MIN_PORT = 10000
     VLC_MAX_PORT = 55000
     SLAVE_ARGS = ['--extraintf=luaintf','--lua-intf=syncplay']
+    VLC_MIN_VERSION = "2.0.6"
     
     random.seed()
-    vlcport = random.randrange(VLC_MIN_PORT, VLC_MAX_PORT)
+    vlcport = random.randrange(VLC_MIN_PORT, VLC_MAX_PORT) if (VLC_MIN_PORT < VLC_MAX_PORT) else VLC_MIN_PORT
     SLAVE_ARGS.append('--lua-config=syncplay={{port=\"{}\"}}'.format(str(vlcport)))
     
     def __init__(self, client, playerPath, filePath, args):
@@ -123,6 +124,9 @@ class VlcPlayer(BasePlayer):
             self._filename = value
             self._filenameAsk.set()
         elif (line[:16] == "VLC media player"):
+            vlc_version = line[17:22]
+            if (int(vlc_version.replace(".","")) < int(self.VLC_MIN_VERSION.replace(".",""))):
+                self._client.ui.showMessage(getMessage("en", "vlc-version-mismatch").format(str(vlc_version), str(self.VLC_MIN_VERSION)))
             self._vlcready.set()
 
 
@@ -213,4 +217,4 @@ class VlcPlayer(BasePlayer):
         def sendLine(self, line):
             if(self.connected):
 #                print "send: {}".format(line)
-                self.push(line + "\n")
\ No newline at end of file
+                self.push(line + "\n")