diff --git a/global.h b/global.h
index 1ff4cd3..f2e523b 100644
--- a/global.h
+++ b/global.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 
 #define PROGRAM_NAME          "DSRemote"
-#define PROGRAM_VERSION       "0.32_1603121812"
+#define PROGRAM_VERSION       "0.32_1608042235"
 
 #define MAX_PATHLEN            4096
 
diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 93228c6..f710c21 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ void UI_Mainwindow::open_connection()
     }
   }
 
-  if(tmc_write("*IDN?") != 5)
+//  if(tmc_write("*IDN?") != 5)
+  if(tmc_write("*IDN?;:SYST:ERR?") != 16)  // This is a fix for the broken *IDN? command
   {
     sprintf(str, "Can not write to device %s", dev_str);
     goto OUT_ERROR;
@@ -228,6 +229,18 @@ void UI_Mainwindow::open_connection()
 
   strcpy(devparms.softwvers, ptr);
 
+  for(i=0; ; i++)
+  {
+    if(devparms.softwvers[i] == 0)  break;
+
+    if(devparms.softwvers[i] == ';')
+    {
+      devparms.softwvers[i] = 0;
+
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
   if((devparms.modelserie != 6) &&
      (devparms.modelserie != 1))
   {