diff --git a/setup/src/Magento/Setup/Controller/Environment.php b/setup/src/Magento/Setup/Controller/Environment.php
index 5e11e2fdb31e3..20c3ea666d906 100644
--- a/setup/src/Magento/Setup/Controller/Environment.php
+++ b/setup/src/Magento/Setup/Controller/Environment.php
@@ -54,19 +54,19 @@ public function phpVersionAction()
     {
         try {
             $requiredVersion = $this->phpInformation->getRequiredPhpVersion();
+            $multipleConstraints = $this->versionParser->parseConstraints($requiredVersion);
+            $currentPhpVersion = $this->versionParser->parseConstraints(strtok(PHP_VERSION,'-'));
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
             return new JsonModel(
                 [
                     'responseType' => ResponseTypeInterface::RESPONSE_TYPE_ERROR,
                     'data' => [
-                        'error' => 'phpVersionError',
+                        'exception' => 'phpVersionException',
                         'message' => 'Cannot determine required PHP version: ' . $e->getMessage()
                     ],
                 ]
             );
         }
-        $multipleConstraints = $this->versionParser->parseConstraints($requiredVersion);
-        $currentPhpVersion = $this->versionParser->parseConstraints(PHP_VERSION);
         $responseType = ResponseTypeInterface::RESPONSE_TYPE_SUCCESS;
         if (!$multipleConstraints->matches($currentPhpVersion)) {
             $responseType = ResponseTypeInterface::RESPONSE_TYPE_ERROR;
diff --git a/setup/view/magento/setup/readiness-check/progress.phtml b/setup/view/magento/setup/readiness-check/progress.phtml
index 92578438d2679..208707c4d34c7 100644
--- a/setup/view/magento/setup/readiness-check/progress.phtml
+++ b/setup/view/magento/setup/readiness-check/progress.phtml
@@ -60,26 +60,45 @@
 
         <div class="readiness-check-item" ng-switch-default ng-init="updateOnError(version)">
 
-            <div class="rediness-check-side">
-                <p class="side-title">Need Help?</p>
-                <a href="http://www.php.net/docs.php" target="_blank">PHP Documentation</a>
+
+
+            <div ng-show="version.data.exception" ng-switch="version.data.exception">
+                <div ng-switch-when="phpVersionException" class="alert alert-warning">
+                    <span class="alert-icon icon-failed-round"></span>
+                    <p class="alert-text">
+                        {{version.data.message}}
+                    </p>
+                </div>
+
+                <span class="readiness-check-icon icon-failed-round"></span>
+
+                <div class="readiness-check-content">
+                    <h3 class="readiness-check-title">PHP Version Check</h3>
+                </div>
             </div>
 
-            <span class="readiness-check-icon icon-failed-round"></span>
+            <div ng-show="version.data.required">
+                <span class="readiness-check-icon icon-failed-round"></span>
 
-            <div class="readiness-check-content">
-                <h3 class="readiness-check-title">PHP Version Check</h3>
-                <p>
-                    Your PHP version is {{version.data.current}}. The required PHP version is {{version.data.required}}.
-                    <a href="#php-version" ng-click="updateOnExpand(version)">
-                        <span ng-hide="version.expanded">Show detail</span>
-                        <span ng-show="version.expanded">Hide detail</span>
-                    </a>
-                </p>
-                <p ng-show="version.expanded">
-                    Donwload and install PHP version {{version.data.required}} from <a href="http://www.php.net" target="_blank">www.php.net</a> using this <a href="http://www.php.net/docs.php" target="_blank">PHP Documentation</a>.
-                </p>
-                <p ng-show="version.expanded">If you need more help please call your hosting provider.</p>
+                <div class="readiness-check-content">
+                    <h3 class="readiness-check-title">PHP Version Check</h3>
+                    <p>
+                        Your PHP version is {{version.data.current}}. The required PHP version is {{version.data.required}}.
+                        <a href="#php-version" ng-click="updateOnExpand(version)">
+                            <span ng-hide="version.expanded">Show detail</span>
+                            <span ng-show="version.expanded">Hide detail</span>
+                        </a>
+                    </p>
+                    <p ng-show="version.expanded">
+                        Donwload and install PHP version {{version.data.required}} from <a href="http://www.php.net" target="_blank">www.php.net</a> using this <a href="http://www.php.net/docs.php" target="_blank">PHP Documentation</a>.
+                    </p>
+                    <p ng-show="version.expanded">If you need more help please call your hosting provider.</p>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            
+            <div class="rediness-check-side">
+                <p class="side-title">Need Help?</p>
+                <a href="http://www.php.net/docs.php" target="_blank">PHP Documentation</a>
             </div>
 
         </div>