diff --git a/adminsortable/admin.py b/adminsortable/admin.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 51eb1ac..e6e3927
--- a/adminsortable/admin.py
+++ b/adminsortable/admin.py
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ class SortableAdmin(SortableAdminBase, ModelAdmin):
             has_perm = request.user.has_perm('{0}.{1}'.format(opts.app_label,
                 opts.get_change_permission()))
 
+        jquery_lib_path = 'admin/js/jquery.js' if VERSION < (1, 9) \
+            else 'admin/js/vendor/jquery/jquery.js'
+
         # get sort group index from querystring if present
         sort_filter_index = request.GET.get('sort_filter')
 
@@ -182,7 +185,8 @@ class SortableAdmin(SortableAdminBase, ModelAdmin):
             'group_expression': sortable_by_expression,
             'sortable_by_class': sortable_by_class,
             'sortable_by_class_is_sortable': sortable_by_class_is_sortable,
-            'sortable_by_class_display_name': sortable_by_class_display_name
+            'sortable_by_class_display_name': sortable_by_class_display_name,
+            'jquery_lib_path': jquery_lib_path
         }
         return render(request, self.sortable_change_list_template, context)
 
diff --git a/adminsortable/templates/adminsortable/change_list.html b/adminsortable/templates/adminsortable/change_list.html
index af06213..f8dfbc9 100644
--- a/adminsortable/templates/adminsortable/change_list.html
+++ b/adminsortable/templates/adminsortable/change_list.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 {% block extrahead %}
 	{{ block.super }}
-    <script src="{% static 'admin/js/jquery.js' %}"></script>
+    <script src="{% static jquery_lib_path %}"></script>
     <script src="{% static 'admin/js/jquery.init.js' %}"></script>
 	<script src="{% static 'adminsortable/js/jquery-ui-django-admin.min.js' %}"></script>
     <script src="{% static 'adminsortable/js/jquery.django-csrf.js' %}"></script>