diff --git a/gns3server/modules/dynamips/nodes/ethernet_switch.py b/gns3server/modules/dynamips/nodes/ethernet_switch.py
index 72645679..398c1c83 100644
--- a/gns3server/modules/dynamips/nodes/ethernet_switch.py
+++ b/gns3server/modules/dynamips/nodes/ethernet_switch.py
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ http://github.com/GNS3/dynamips/blob/master/README.hypervisor#L558
 """
 
 import asyncio
+from pkg_resources import parse_version
 
 from .device import Device
 from ..nios.nio_udp import NIOUDP
 from ..dynamips_error import DynamipsError
 
-
 import logging
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -255,16 +255,19 @@ class EthernetSwitch(Device):
             raise DynamipsError("Port {} is not allocated".format(port_number))
 
         nio = self._nios[port_number]
+        if ethertype != "0x8100" and parse_version(self.hypervisor.version) < parse_version('0.2.16'):
+            raise DynamipsError("Dynamips version required is >= 0.2.16 to change the default QinQ Ethernet type, detected version is {}".format(self.hypervisor.version))
+
         yield from self._hypervisor.send('ethsw set_qinq_port "{name}" {nio} {outer_vlan} {ethertype}'.format(name=self._name,
-                                                                                                  nio=nio,
-                                                                                                  outer_vlan=outer_vlan,
-                                                                                                  ethertype=ethertype if ethertype != "0x8100" else ""))
+                                                                                                              nio=nio,
+                                                                                                              outer_vlan=outer_vlan,
+                                                                                                              ethertype=ethertype if ethertype != "0x8100" else ""))
 
         log.info('Ethernet switch "{name}" [{id}]: port {port} set as a QinQ ({ethertype}) port with outer VLAN {vlan_id}'.format(name=self._name,
-                                                                                                                    id=self._id,
-                                                                                                                    port=port_number,
-                                                                                                                    vlan_id=outer_vlan,
-                                                                                                                    ethertype=ethertype))
+                                                                                                                                  id=self._id,
+                                                                                                                                  port=port_number,
+                                                                                                                                  vlan_id=outer_vlan,
+                                                                                                                                  ethertype=ethertype))
         self._mappings[port_number] = ("qinq", outer_vlan, ethertype)
 
     @asyncio.coroutine