diff --git a/rigs/icom/icom.c b/rigs/icom/icom.c
index aecf05403..455b7a7a7 100644
--- a/rigs/icom/icom.c
+++ b/rigs/icom/icom.c
@@ -1911,7 +1911,8 @@ int icom_get_mode(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, rmode_t *mode, pbwidth_t *width)
     /*
      * modebuf should contain Cn,Data area
      */
-    mode_len--;
+    // when mode gets here it should be 2 or 1
+    // mode_len--;
 
     if (mode_len != 2 && mode_len != 1)
     {
diff --git a/rigs/icom/icom.h b/rigs/icom/icom.h
index 34e055a94..4d87d12dc 100644
--- a/rigs/icom/icom.h
+++ b/rigs/icom/icom.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #endif
 
-#define BACKEND_VER "20210120"
+#define BACKEND_VER "20210129"
 
 /*
  * defines used by comp_cal_str in rig.c