diff --git a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
index 711bd6168..ad262512b 100644
--- a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
+++ b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
@@ -3034,8 +3034,10 @@ static int kenwood_get_power_minmax(RIG *rig, int *power_now, int *power_min,
     // TS890S can't take power levels outside 5-100 and 5-25
     // So all we'll do is read power_now
     case RIG_MODEL_TS890S:
-        rs->power_min = *power_min = 5;
-        rs->power_max = *power_max = 100;
+        rs->power_min = 5;
+        rs->power_max = 100;
+        if (power_min) *power_min = 5;
+        if (power_max) *power_max = 5;
 
         if (rs->current_mode == RIG_MODE_AM) { *power_max = 50; }
 
diff --git a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h
index 158f67125..171ba605c 100644
--- a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h
+++ b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "token.h"
 #include "idx_builtin.h"
 
-#define BACKEND_VER "20240925"
+#define BACKEND_VER "20241001"
 
 #define EOM_KEN ';'
 #define EOM_TH '\r'