diff --git a/rigs/icom/icom.c b/rigs/icom/icom.c
index 0c6852c99..a44f193c8 100644
--- a/rigs/icom/icom.c
+++ b/rigs/icom/icom.c
@@ -2215,9 +2215,10 @@ int icom_set_mode_with_data(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, rmode_t mode,
         RETURNFUNC(retval);
     }
 
-    if (tmode == mode && ((width == RIG_PASSBAND_NOCHANGE) || (width == twidth)))
+    // do we really need/want to skip if width == twidth?
+    if ((width == RIG_PASSBAND_NOCHANGE) || (width == twidth))
     {
-        rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_TRACE, "%s: mode/width not changing\n", __func__);
+        rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_TRACE, "%s: width not changing..keeping filter selection\n", __func__);
         RETURNFUNC(RIG_OK);
     }
 
diff --git a/rigs/icom/icom.h b/rigs/icom/icom.h
index a8e0aa699..ff260c7a5 100644
--- a/rigs/icom/icom.h
+++ b/rigs/icom/icom.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #endif
 
-#define BACKEND_VER "20230530"
+#define BACKEND_VER "20230606"
 
 #define ICOM_IS_ID31 rig_is_model(rig, RIG_MODEL_ID31)
 #define ICOM_IS_ID51 rig_is_model(rig, RIG_MODEL_ID51)