diff --git a/after/plugin/UltiSnips_after.vim b/after/plugin/UltiSnips_after.vim
index ca885a6..fe4a7d1 100644
--- a/after/plugin/UltiSnips_after.vim
+++ b/after/plugin/UltiSnips_after.vim
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 "              Supertab)
 " Last Modified: July 27, 2009
 
-if exists('did_UltiSnips_after') || &cp || version < 700
+if exists('did_UltiSnips_after') || &cp || version < 704
 	finish
 endif
 
diff --git a/autoload/UltiSnips.vim b/autoload/UltiSnips.vim
index 369da5d..51e17ae 100644
--- a/autoload/UltiSnips.vim
+++ b/autoload/UltiSnips.vim
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 " Author: Holger Rapp <SirVer@gmx.de>
 " Description: The Ultimate Snippets solution for Vim
 
-if exists('did_UltiSnips_autoload') || &cp || version < 700
+if exists('did_UltiSnips_autoload') || &cp || version < 704
     finish
 endif
 let did_UltiSnips_autoload=1
diff --git a/plugin/UltiSnips.vim b/plugin/UltiSnips.vim
index dcf62ce..4e9aab7 100644
--- a/plugin/UltiSnips.vim
+++ b/plugin/UltiSnips.vim
@@ -6,9 +6,17 @@
 "   See directions at the top of the test.py script located one
 "   directory above this file.
 
-if exists('did_UltiSnips_plugin') || &cp || version < 700
+if exists('did_UltiSnips_plugin') || &cp
     finish
 endif
+let did_UltiSnips_plugin=1
+
+if version < 704
+   echohl WarningMsg
+   echom  "UltiSnips requires Vim >= 7.4"
+   echohl None
+   finish
+endif
 
 " The Commands we define.
 command! -bang -nargs=? -complete=customlist,UltiSnips#FileTypeComplete UltiSnipsEdit
@@ -71,6 +79,4 @@ augroup END
 
 call UltiSnips#map_keys#MapKeys()
 
-let did_UltiSnips_plugin=1
-
 " vim: ts=8 sts=4 sw=4