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diff --git a/lib/mcollective/util.rb b/lib/mcollective/util.rb
index abd5791..6870709 100644
--- a/lib/mcollective/util.rb
+++ b/lib/mcollective/util.rb
@@ -55,10 +55,19 @@ module MCollective
         # If the passed value starts with a / it's assumed to be regex
         # and will use regex to match
         def self.has_fact?(fact, value)
-            value = Regexp.new(value.gsub("\/", "")) if value.match("^/")
-
-            if value.is_a?(Regexp)
-                return true if Facts.get_fact(fact).match(value)
+            case value
+            when /^\//
+                return true if Facts.get_fact(fact).match( Regexp.new(value.gsub("\/", "")) )
+            when /^>=/
+                return true if Facts.get_fact(fact) >= value
+            when /^<=/
+                return true if Facts.get_fact(fact) =< value
+            when /^</
+                return true if Facts.get_fact(fact) < value
+            when /^>/
+                return true if Facts.get_fact(fact) > value
+            when /^!/
+                return true if Facts.get_fact(fact) != value
             else
                 return true if Facts.get_fact(fact) == value
             end