diff --git a/python/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/python/IPythonInterpreter.java b/python/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/python/IPythonInterpreter.java
index e482585c46b..8e881f63764 100644
--- a/python/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/python/IPythonInterpreter.java
+++ b/python/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/python/IPythonInterpreter.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import org.apache.zeppelin.interpreter.jupyter.proto.ExecuteStatus;
 import org.apache.zeppelin.interpreter.remote.RemoteInterpreterUtils;
 import org.apache.zeppelin.jupyter.JupyterKernelInterpreter;
+import org.apache.zeppelin.jupyter.PythonPackagePredicate;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import py4j.GatewayServer;
@@ -67,10 +68,16 @@ public String getKernelName() {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public List<String> getRequiredPackages() {
-    List<String> requiredPackages = super.getRequiredPackages();
-    requiredPackages.add("ipython");
-    requiredPackages.add("ipykernel");
+  public List<PythonPackagePredicate<String>> getRequiredPackagesPredicates() {
+    List<PythonPackagePredicate<String>> requiredPackages = super.getRequiredPackagesPredicates();
+    requiredPackages.add(
+        new PythonPackagePredicate<>("ipython",
+            packages -> packages.contains("ipython ") ||
+                        packages.contains("ipython=")));
+    requiredPackages.add(
+        new PythonPackagePredicate<>("ipykernel",
+            packages -> packages.contains("ipykernel ") ||
+                        packages.contains("ipykernel=")));
     return requiredPackages;
   }
 
diff --git a/zeppelin-jupyter-interpreter/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/jupyter/JupyterKernelInterpreter.java b/zeppelin-jupyter-interpreter/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/jupyter/JupyterKernelInterpreter.java
index 38a40617002..a954e1dfa9a 100644
--- a/zeppelin-jupyter-interpreter/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/jupyter/JupyterKernelInterpreter.java
+++ b/zeppelin-jupyter-interpreter/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/jupyter/JupyterKernelInterpreter.java
@@ -96,11 +96,28 @@ public String getKernelName() {
     return this.kernel;
   }
 
-  public List<String> getRequiredPackages() {
-    List<String> requiredPackages = new ArrayList<>();
-    requiredPackages.add("jupyter-client");
-    requiredPackages.add("grpcio");
-    requiredPackages.add("protobuf");
+  public List<PythonPackagePredicate<String>> getRequiredPackagesPredicates() {
+    /**
+     * Example line, if the Python package is installed with pip:
+     *  grpcio==1.18.0
+     * Example line, if the Python package is installed with conda:
+     *  grpcio @ file:///home/conda/feedstock_root/build_artifacts/grpcio_1604365513151/work
+     */
+    List<PythonPackagePredicate<String>> requiredPackages = new ArrayList<>();
+    requiredPackages.add(
+        new PythonPackagePredicate<>("jupyter-client or jupyter_client",
+            packages -> packages.contains("jupyter-client ") ||
+                        packages.contains("jupyter-client=") ||
+                        packages.contains("jupyter_client ") ||
+                        packages.contains("jupyter_client=")));
+    requiredPackages.add(
+        new PythonPackagePredicate<>("grpcio",
+            packages -> packages.contains("grpcio ") ||
+                        packages.contains("grpcio=")));
+    requiredPackages.add(
+        new PythonPackagePredicate<>("protobuf",
+            packages -> packages.contains("protobuf ") ||
+                        packages.contains("protobuf=")));
     return requiredPackages;
   }
 
@@ -172,16 +189,9 @@ public String checkKernelPrerequisite(String pythonExec) {
       }
       try (FileInputStream in = new FileInputStream(stdoutFile)) {
         String freezeOutput = IOUtils.toString(in, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
-        for (String packageName : getRequiredPackages()) {
-          /**
-           * Example line, if the Python package is installed with pip:
-           *  grpcio==1.18.0
-           * Example line, if the Python package is installed with conda:
-           *  grpcio @ file:///home/conda/feedstock_root/build_artifacts/grpcio_1604365513151/work
-           */
-          if (!freezeOutput.contains(packageName + "=") &&
-              !freezeOutput.contains(packageName + " ")) {
-            return packageName + " is not installed, installed packages:\n" + freezeOutput;
+        for (PythonPackagePredicate<String> packagePredicate : getRequiredPackagesPredicates()) {
+          if (!packagePredicate.test(freezeOutput)) {
+            return packagePredicate + " is not installed, installed packages:\n" + freezeOutput;
           }
         }
         LOGGER.info("Prerequisite for kernel {} is met", getKernelName());
diff --git a/zeppelin-jupyter-interpreter/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/jupyter/PythonPackagePredicate.java b/zeppelin-jupyter-interpreter/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/jupyter/PythonPackagePredicate.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9577d32d5ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zeppelin-jupyter-interpreter/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/jupyter/PythonPackagePredicate.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.zeppelin.jupyter;
+
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
+
+public class PythonPackagePredicate<T> implements Predicate<T> {
+  private final String name;
+  private final Predicate<T> predicate;
+
+  public PythonPackagePredicate(String name, Predicate<T> predicate) {
+    this.name = name;
+    this.predicate = predicate;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean test(T t) {
+    return predicate.test(t);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return name;
+  }
+}