diff --git a/rigs/icom/icom.c b/rigs/icom/icom.c
index eea6eae27..1544bc605 100644
--- a/rigs/icom/icom.c
+++ b/rigs/icom/icom.c
@@ -2608,7 +2608,7 @@ static int icom_get_mode_without_data(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, rmode_t *mode,
 
     // Use command 0x26 to get selected/unselected or Main/Sub VFO mode, data mode and filter width
     // IC-7800 can set, but not read with 0x26 (although manual states otherwise?)
-    if ((rs->targetable_vfo & RIG_TARGETABLE_MODE) && !RIG_IS_IC7800 && !RIG_IS_IC7700
+    if ((rs->targetable_vfo & RIG_TARGETABLE_MODE) && !RIG_IS_IC7800
             && !force_vfo_swap)
     {
         retval = icom_get_mode_x26(rig, vfo, &mode_len, modebuf);
diff --git a/rigs/icom/icom.h b/rigs/icom/icom.h
index 2e17b95c8..f764b984d 100644
--- a/rigs/icom/icom.h
+++ b/rigs/icom/icom.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #endif
 
-#define BACKEND_VER "20240511"
+#define BACKEND_VER "20240704"
 
 #define ICOM_IS_ID31 rig_is_model(rig, RIG_MODEL_ID31)
 #define ICOM_IS_ID51 rig_is_model(rig, RIG_MODEL_ID51)