diff --git a/.vib/jaeger/goss/goss.yaml b/.vib/jaeger/goss/goss.yaml
index 526309aec044..406e83ec9318 100644
--- a/.vib/jaeger/goss/goss.yaml
+++ b/.vib/jaeger/goss/goss.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ gossfile:
   # Goss tests exclusive to the current container
   ../../jaeger/goss/jaeger.yaml: {}
   # Load scripts from .vib/common/goss/templates
-  ../../common/goss/templates/check-app-version.yaml: {}
   ../../common/goss/templates/check-binaries.yaml: {}
   ../../common/goss/templates/check-broken-symlinks.yaml: {}
   ../../common/goss/templates/check-ca-certs.yaml: {}
diff --git a/.vib/jaeger/goss/jaeger.yaml b/.vib/jaeger/goss/jaeger.yaml
index 6d3e0a32113c..19fa56a6278d 100644
--- a/.vib/jaeger/goss/jaeger.yaml
+++ b/.vib/jaeger/goss/jaeger.yaml
@@ -6,4 +6,9 @@ command:
     exec: timeout --preserve-status 5 jaeger-all-in-one
     exit-status: 0
     stderr:
-      - "Server created"
\ No newline at end of file
+      - "Server created"
+  check-app-version:
+    exec: jaeger-jaeger -v | sed "s/\-0*/./g"
+    exit-status: 0
+    stdout:
+      - "{{ .Env.APP_VERSION }}"