diff --git a/Meshtastic/Helpers/BLEManager.swift b/Meshtastic/Helpers/BLEManager.swift
index e7a99c9f..268b64af 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Helpers/BLEManager.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Helpers/BLEManager.swift
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ class BLEManager: NSObject, CBPeripheralDelegate, MqttClientProxyManagerDelegate
 				if decodedInfo.metadata.firmwareVersion.count > 0 && !invalidVersion {
 					nowKnown = true
 					deviceMetadataPacket(metadata: decodedInfo.metadata, fromNum: connectedPeripheral.num, context: context!)
-					connectedPeripheral.firmwareVersion = decodedInfo.metadata.firmwareVersion ?? "unknown".localized
+					connectedPeripheral.firmwareVersion = decodedInfo.metadata.firmwareVersion
 					
 					let lastDotIndex = decodedInfo.metadata.firmwareVersion.lastIndex(of: ".")