diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index 4a98a0a2..bd6cb0d2 100755
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ $version_revision="1.12";
 $gitinfo = file_get_contents("../gitinfo.json");
 if (!empty($gitinfo)) {
   $gitinfo = json_decode($gitinfo);
-  
-  if ($gitinfo->branch != 'master') {
+
+  if ($gitinfo->branch != 'master' && !empty($gitinfo->branch)) {
     $version_revision .= " (".substr($gitinfo->hash,0,8)." - ".$gitinfo->branch.")";
   }
   else {