diff --git a/plugin/storage/cassandra/schema/create.sh b/plugin/storage/cassandra/schema/create.sh
index f95bc0dc141..76fef2ab68e 100755
--- a/plugin/storage/cassandra/schema/create.sh
+++ b/plugin/storage/cassandra/schema/create.sh
@@ -21,9 +21,14 @@ function usage {
 trace_ttl=${TRACE_TTL:-172800}
 dependencies_ttl=${DEPENDENCIES_TTL:-0}
 
+# Extract cassandra version
+#
+# $ cqlsh -e "show version"
+# [cqlsh 5.0.1 | Cassandra 3.11.11 | CQL spec 3.4.4 | Native protocol v4]
+#
 cas_version=$(cqlsh -e "show version" \
     | awk -F "|" '{print $2}' \
-    | awk '{print $2}' \
+    | awk -F " " '{print $2}' \
     | awk -F "." '{print $1}' \
 )