diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/config/nexus/nxscripts_common_1.tcl b/site_ansto/instrument/config/nexus/nxscripts_common_1.tcl
index b5362cdb..23573a9f 100644
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/config/nexus/nxscripts_common_1.tcl
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/config/nexus/nxscripts_common_1.tcl
@@ -1334,7 +1334,11 @@ foreach expt $::nexus::exports {
 
 set tmpstr [string map {"$" ""} {$Name: not supported by cvs2svn $}]
 set nx_content_release_tag [lindex $tmpstr [expr [llength $tmpstr] - 1]]
-set tmpstr [string map {"$" ""} {$Revision: 1.51.2.1 $}]
+::utility::mkVar sics_release Text manager sics_release true entry true true
+sics_release lock
+sics_release $nx_content_release_tag
+
+set tmpstr [string map {"$" ""} {$Revision: 1.51.2.2 $}]
 set nx_content_revision_num [lindex $tmpstr [expr [llength $tmpstr] - 1]]
 
 #namespace eval data {
diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/server_config.tcl b/site_ansto/instrument/server_config.tcl
index 5a042139..1b3eaf1f 100644
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/server_config.tcl
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/server_config.tcl
@@ -135,10 +135,6 @@ foreach {var val klass priv} {
   ::utility::mkVar $var Text $priv $var true $klass true true
   $var $val
 }
-::utility::mkVar sics_release Text manager sics_release true entry true true
-set tmpstr [string map {"$" ""} {$Name: not supported by cvs2svn $}]
-sics_release [lindex $tmpstr [expr [llength $tmpstr] - 1]]
-sics_release lock
 
 ::utility::mkVar SicsDataPath Text internal
 SicsDataPath $sicsroot/data/