diff --git a/client/vite.config.js b/client/vite.config.js
index e930a20e9..20943eeb4 100644
--- a/client/vite.config.js
+++ b/client/vite.config.js
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ import svgr from "vite-plugin-svgr";
 import { execSync } from "child_process";
 
 export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
-	const env = loadEnv(mode, process.cwd(), "");
-	let version = env.VITE_APP_VERSION;
-
-	if (!version) {
+	let version = process.env.VITE_APP_VERSION;
+	if (!version || version === "unknown") {
 		try {
 			version = execSync("git describe --tags --abbrev=0").toString().trim();
 		} catch {