diff --git a/bin/platformio-custom.py b/bin/platformio-custom.py
index bb8a53b50..d56cc09f3 100644
--- a/bin/platformio-custom.py
+++ b/bin/platformio-custom.py
@@ -3,15 +3,10 @@ Import("projenv")
 
 import configparser
 prefsLoc = projenv["PROJECT_DIR"] + "/version.properties"
-print(f"Preferences in {prefsLoc}")
-try:
-	config = configparser.RawConfigParser()
-	config.read(prefsLoc)
-	version = dict(config.items('VERSION'))
-	verStr = "{}.{}.{}".format(version["major"], version["minor"], version["build"])
-except:
-	print("Can't read preferences, using 0.0.0")
-	verStr = "0.0.0"
+config = configparser.RawConfigParser()
+config.read(prefsLoc)
+version = dict(config.items('VERSION'))
+verStr = "{}.{}.{}".format(version["major"], version["minor"], version["build"])
 
 print(f"Using meshtastic platform-custom.py, firmare version {verStr}")
 
diff --git a/bin/program-release-tbeam.sh b/bin/program-release-tbeam.sh
index d83b35622..037431678 100755
--- a/bin/program-release-tbeam.sh
+++ b/bin/program-release-tbeam.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 set -e
 
-source bin/version.sh
+VERSION=`bin/buildinfo.py`
 
 esptool.py --baud 921600 write_flash 0x10000 release/latest/bins/firmware-tbeam-US-$VERSION.bin