diff --git a/ansiblelater/command/base.py b/ansiblelater/command/base.py
index 7f82d47..9e8c98b 100644
--- a/ansiblelater/command/base.py
+++ b/ansiblelater/command/base.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ def get_standards(filepath):
         )
 
     if getattr(standards, "ansible_later_min_version", None) and \
+            utils.get_property("__version__") != "0.0.0" and \
             LooseVersion(standards.ansible_later_min_version) > LooseVersion(
                 utils.get_property("__version__")):
         utils.sysexit_with_message(