diff --git a/tools/create_env.ps1 b/tools/create_env.ps1
index cdb97d4942..75cba3f65e 100644
--- a/tools/create_env.ps1
+++ b/tools/create_env.ps1
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ PS> .\create_env.ps1 --verbose
 #>
 
 $arguments=$ARGS
-$poetry_verbosity=""
+$poetry_verbosity=$null
 if($arguments -eq "--verbose") {
     $poetry_verbosity="-vvv"
 }
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ print('{0}.{1}'.format(sys.version_info[0], sys.version_info[1]))
       Exit-WithCode 1
     }
     # We are supporting python 3.7 only
-    if (($matches[1] -lt 3) -or ($matches[2] -lt 7)) {
+    if (([int]$matches[1] -lt 3) -or ([int]$matches[2] -lt 7)) {
       Write-Color -Text "FAILED ", "Version ", "[", $p ,"]",  "is old and unsupported" -Color Red, Yellow, Cyan, White, Cyan, Yellow
       Set-Location -Path $current_dir
       Exit-WithCode 1
-    } elseif (($matches[1] -eq 3) -and ($matches[2] -gt 7)) {
+    } elseif (([int]$matches[1] -eq 3) -and ([int]$matches[2] -gt 7)) {
         Write-Color -Text "WARNING Version ", "[",  $p, "]",  " is unsupported, use at your own risk." -Color Yellow, Cyan, White, Cyan, Yellow
         Write-Color -Text "*** ", "OpenPype supports only Python 3.7" -Color Yellow, White
     } else {