diff --git a/src/d_main.c b/src/d_main.c
index 392a45ece..9c83f406d 100644
--- a/src/d_main.c
+++ b/src/d_main.c
@@ -1211,6 +1211,12 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 	/* break the version string into version numbers, for netplay */
 	D_ConvertVersionNumbers();
 
+	if (!strcmp(compbranch, ""))
+	{
+		// \x8b = aqua highlight
+		compbranch = "\x8b" "detached HEAD" "\x80";
+	}
+
 #ifdef DEVELOP
 	D_AbbrevCommit();
 #endif
diff --git a/src/d_netcmd.c b/src/d_netcmd.c
index 9679b5631..df3b86bcf 100644
--- a/src/d_netcmd.c
+++ b/src/d_netcmd.c
@@ -4742,7 +4742,7 @@ static void Command_ListDoomednums_f(void)
 static void Command_Version_f(void)
 {
 #ifdef DEVELOP
-	CONS_Printf("Ring Racers %s-%s (%s %s)\n", compbranch, comprevision, compdate, comptime);
+	CONS_Printf("Ring Racers %s %s (%s %s)\n", compbranch, comprevision, compdate, comptime);
 #else
 	CONS_Printf("Ring Racers %s (%s %s %s %s) ", VERSIONSTRING, compdate, comptime, comprevision, compbranch);
 #endif