diff --git a/client/cmdhw.c b/client/cmdhw.c
index 66a9f0c9..230ebfa3 100644
--- a/client/cmdhw.c
+++ b/client/cmdhw.c
@@ -404,23 +404,14 @@ int CmdTune(const char *Cmd)
 }
 
 int CmdVersion(const char *Cmd)
-{
-	return CmdVersionC(Cmd, false);
-}
-
-int CmdVersionClearCache()
-{
-	return CmdVersionC(NULL, true);
-}
-
-int CmdVersionC(const char *Cmd, const bool clear_cache)
 {
 	UsbCommand c = {CMD_VERSION};
 	static UsbCommand resp = {0, {0, 0, 0}};
 
-	if (clear_cache) {
+	if(*Cmd == 'n') {
+		PrintAndLog("Version Cache Cleared");
+		PrintAndLog("");
 		memset( &resp, 0, sizeof(resp) );
-		return 0;
 	}
 
 	clearCommandBuffer();
@@ -483,7 +474,7 @@ static command_t CommandTable[] =
 	{"setlfdivisor",  CmdSetDivisor,  0, "<19 - 255> -- Drive LF antenna at 12Mhz/(divisor+1)"},
 	{"setmux",        CmdSetMux,      0, "<loraw|hiraw|lopkd|hipkd> -- Set the ADC mux to a specific value"},
 	{"tune",          CmdTune,        0, "['l'|'h'] -- Measure antenna tuning (option 'l' or 'h' to limit to LF or HF)"},
-	{"version",       CmdVersion,     0, "Show version information about the connected Proxmark"},
+	{"version",       CmdVersion,     0, "['n'] -- Show version information about the connected Proxmark (option 'nocache' to force getting version from hardware)"},
 	{"status",        CmdStatus,      0, "Show runtime status information about the connected Proxmark"},
 	{"ping",          CmdPing,        0, "Test if the pm3 is responsive"},
 	{NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}
diff --git a/client/cmdhw.h b/client/cmdhw.h
index 334357a0..b8e10f74 100644
--- a/client/cmdhw.h
+++ b/client/cmdhw.h
@@ -23,7 +23,5 @@ int CmdSetDivisor(const char *Cmd);
 int CmdSetMux(const char *Cmd);
 int CmdTune(const char *Cmd);
 int CmdVersion(const char *Cmd);
-int CmdVersionClearCache();
-int CmdVersionC(const char *Cmd, const bool clear_cache);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/client/proxmark3.c b/client/proxmark3.c
index cc2b334f..2625ed5a 100644
--- a/client/proxmark3.c
+++ b/client/proxmark3.c
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ static void *uart_receiver(void *targ) {
 	struct receiver_arg *arg = (struct receiver_arg*)targ;
 	size_t rxlen;
 	bool need_reconnect = false;
-	UsbCommand version_cmd = {CMD_VERSION};
 
 	while (arg->run) {
 		if( need_reconnect ) {
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ static void *uart_receiver(void *targ) {
 			need_reconnect = false;
 			offline = 0;
 			clearCommandBuffer();
-			CmdVersionClearCache();
 		}
 
 		rxlen = 0;
@@ -145,7 +143,7 @@ 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("nocache");
 	}
 
 	// file with script