diff --git a/client/proxmark3.c b/client/proxmark3.c
index dd6d5f951..1e7da269d 100644
--- a/client/proxmark3.c
+++ b/client/proxmark3.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void main_loop(char *script_cmds_file, char *script_cmd, bool usb_present) {
 		rarg.run = 1;
 		pthread_create(&reader_thread, NULL, &uart_receiver, &rarg);
 		// cache Version information now:
-		CmdVersion(NULL);
+		CmdVersion( (script_cmds_file) ? "s" : NULL );
 	}
 
 	if (script_cmds_file) {
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void main_loop(char *script_cmds_file, char *script_cmd, bool usb_present) {
 				rarg.run = 1;
 				pthread_create(&reader_thread, NULL, &uart_receiver, &rarg);
 				// cache Version information now:
-				CmdVersion(NULL);
+				CmdVersion( (script_cmds_file) ? "s" : NULL );
 			}
 		}