diff --git a/frameworks/blueprint/templates/project/manifest.rb b/frameworks/blueprint/templates/project/manifest.rb
index 80324ef9..9e0f7ede 100644
--- a/frameworks/blueprint/templates/project/manifest.rb
+++ b/frameworks/blueprint/templates/project/manifest.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 stylesheet 'screen.sass', :media => 'screen, projection'
 stylesheet 'print.sass',  :media => 'print'
-stylesheet 'ie.sass',     :media => 'screen, projection', :ie => true
+stylesheet 'ie.sass',     :media => 'screen, projection', :condition => "lt IE 8"
 
 image 'grid.png'
diff --git a/frameworks/compass/templates/project/manifest.rb b/frameworks/compass/templates/project/manifest.rb
index 34e18ab0..03604fe2 100644
--- a/frameworks/compass/templates/project/manifest.rb
+++ b/frameworks/compass/templates/project/manifest.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 stylesheet 'screen.sass', :media => 'screen, projection'
 stylesheet 'print.sass',  :media => 'print'
-stylesheet 'ie.sass',     :media => 'screen, projection', :ie => true
\ No newline at end of file
+stylesheet 'ie.sass',     :media => 'screen, projection', :condition => "IE"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/compass/installers/base.rb b/lib/compass/installers/base.rb
index 5a3081a4..43dd2ef3 100644
--- a/lib/compass/installers/base.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/installers/base.rb
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ module Compass
             %Q{ media="#{stylesheet.options[:media]}"}
           end
           ss_line = %Q{  <link href="/stylesheets/#{stylesheet.to.sub(/\.sass$/,'.css')}"#{media} rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />}
-          if stylesheet.options[:ie]
-            ss_line = "  <!--[if IE]>\n    #{ss_line}\n  <![endif]-->"
+          if stylesheet.options[:condition]
+            ss_line = "  <!--[if #{stylesheet.options[:condition]}]>\n    #{ss_line}\n  <![endif]-->"
           end
           html << ss_line + "\n"
         end