diff --git a/site_ansto/extract_version.sh b/site_ansto/extract_version.sh
index cffd4a9d..a09d90de 100755
--- a/site_ansto/extract_version.sh
+++ b/site_ansto/extract_version.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ else
   git log -1 2>&1 >> /dev/null
   if [ $? == 0 ]
   then
-    SICS_VER="$(git branch | grep '^*' | cut -d ' ' -f 2)"
+    SICS_VER="$(git branch | grep '^*' | sed 's/^\* *//')"
     SICS_REV="$(git log -1 --oneline | cut -d ' ' -f 1)"
   else
     SICS_VER="$USER"