diff --git a/chia/__init__.py b/chia/__init__.py
index 4210ee7e68..382cdc8efe 100644
--- a/chia/__init__.py
+++ b/chia/__init__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ try:
 except (PackageNotFoundError, KeyError):
     __version__ = "unknown"
 
+if __version__ is None:
+    __version__ = "unknown"
+
 try:
     assert False
 except AssertionError: