diff --git a/rigs/icom/icom.c b/rigs/icom/icom.c
index b95eebcde..fcb4c7a4c 100644
--- a/rigs/icom/icom.c
+++ b/rigs/icom/icom.c
@@ -8678,7 +8678,7 @@ int icom_scan(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, scan_t scan, int ch)
     case RIG_SCAN_VFO:
     case RIG_SCAN_MEM:
         HAMLIB_TRACE;
-        retval = rig_set_vfo(rig, scan==RIG_SCAN_MEM?RIG_VFO_MEM:RIG_VFO_A);
+        retval = rig_set_vfo(rig, scan==RIG_SCAN_MEM?RIG_VFO_MEM:RIG_VFO_VFO);
 
         if (retval != RIG_OK)
         {
diff --git a/rigs/icom/icom.h b/rigs/icom/icom.h
index 80c0eff6a..608dbe594 100644
--- a/rigs/icom/icom.h
+++ b/rigs/icom/icom.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #endif
 
-#define BACKEND_VER "20241007"
+#define BACKEND_VER "20241009"
 
 #define ICOM_IS_ID31 rig_is_model(rig, RIG_MODEL_ID31)
 #define ICOM_IS_ID51 rig_is_model(rig, RIG_MODEL_ID51)