diff --git a/autover.sh b/autover.sh
index 79256402..48f08ebb 100755
--- a/autover.sh
+++ b/autover.sh
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@
 
 if [ -d .git ]; then
     # Get version from git tags, removing the 'v' prefix
-    VERSION=`git describe --match 'v*' | sed 's/^v//'`
-elif [ -f .version ]; then
+    VERSION=`git describe --match 'v*' 2>/dev/null | sed 's/^v//'`
+fi
+
+if [ -f .version ]; then
     # Get version from the .version file
     VERSION=`cat .version`
-else
+fi
+
+if [ -z $VERSION ]; then
     VERSION="none"
 fi
 
 printf '%s' "$VERSION"
+