diff --git a/electrum/base_crash_reporter.py b/electrum/base_crash_reporter.py
index 6c10861e5..c443747f8 100644
--- a/electrum/base_crash_reporter.py
+++ b/electrum/base_crash_reporter.py
@@ -23,15 +23,13 @@ import asyncio
 import json
 import locale
 import traceback
-import subprocess
 import sys
-import os
 
 from .version import ELECTRUM_VERSION
 from . import constants
 from .i18n import _
 from .util import make_aiohttp_session
-from .logging import describe_os_version, Logger
+from .logging import describe_os_version, Logger, get_git_version
 
 
 class BaseCrashReporter(Logger):
@@ -95,7 +93,7 @@ class BaseCrashReporter(Logger):
 
     def get_additional_info(self):
         args = {
-            "app_version": ELECTRUM_VERSION,
+            "app_version": get_git_version() or ELECTRUM_VERSION,
             "python_version": sys.version,
             "os": describe_os_version(),
             "wallet_type": "unknown",
@@ -107,20 +105,8 @@ class BaseCrashReporter(Logger):
         except:
             # Maybe the wallet isn't loaded yet
             pass
-        try:
-            args["app_version"] = self.get_git_version()
-        except:
-            # This is probably not running from source
-            pass
         return args
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_git_version():
-        dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(sys.argv[0]))
-        version = subprocess.check_output(
-            ['git', 'describe', '--always', '--dirty'], cwd=dir)
-        return str(version, "utf8").strip()
-
     def _get_traceback_str(self) -> str:
         return "".join(traceback.format_exception(*self.exc_args))
 
diff --git a/electrum/logging.py b/electrum/logging.py
index 857913425..f3e0a4dd8 100644
--- a/electrum/logging.py
+++ b/electrum/logging.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import os
 import platform
 from typing import Optional
 import copy
+import subprocess
 
 
 class LogFormatterForFiles(logging.Formatter):
@@ -268,3 +269,14 @@ def describe_os_version() -> str:
         return "Android {} on {} {} ({})".format(bv.RELEASE, b.BRAND, b.DEVICE, b.DISPLAY)
     else:
         return platform.platform()
+
+
+def get_git_version() -> Optional[str]:
+    dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+    try:
+        version = subprocess.check_output(
+            ['git', 'describe', '--always', '--dirty'], cwd=dir)
+        version = str(version, "utf8").strip()
+    except Exception:
+        version = None
+    return version