diff --git a/cuegui/cuegui/Constants.py b/cuegui/cuegui/Constants.py
index 6c3d8dcb8..1c51a509d 100644
--- a/cuegui/cuegui/Constants.py
+++ b/cuegui/cuegui/Constants.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def __get_version_from_cmd(command):
         print(f"Command failed with return code {e.returncode}: {e}")
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"Failed to get version from command: {e}")
-    return None
+    return __config.get('version', __packaged_version())
 
 __config = __loadConfigFromFile()
 
diff --git a/cuegui/cuegui/MainWindow.py b/cuegui/cuegui/MainWindow.py
index d9db14424..a27990cfd 100644
--- a/cuegui/cuegui/MainWindow.py
+++ b/cuegui/cuegui/MainWindow.py
@@ -119,16 +119,19 @@ def showStatusBarMessage(self, message, delay=5000):
 
     def displayAbout(self):
         """Displays about text."""
-        msg = self.app_name + "\n\nA opencue tool\n\n"
-        msg += "CueGUI:\n%s\n\n" % cuegui.Constants.VERSION
-
-        if os.getenv('OPENCUE_BETA'):
-            msg += "(Beta Version)\n\n"
-        else:
-            msg += "(Stable Version)\n\n"
+        msg = f"{self.app_name}\n\nA opencue tool\n\n"
+        msg += f"CueGUI:\n{cuegui.Constants.VERSION}\n\n"
+
+        # Only show the labels (Beta or Stable) if OPENCUE_BETA exists
+        opencue_beta = os.getenv('OPENCUE_BETA')
+        if opencue_beta:
+            if opencue_beta == '1':
+                msg += "(Beta Version)\n\n"
+            else:
+                msg += "(Stable Version)\n\n"
 
-        msg += "Qt:\n%s\n\n" % QtCore.qVersion()
-        msg += "Python:\n%s\n\n" % sys.version
+        msg += f"Qt:\n{QtCore.qVersion()}\n\n"
+        msg += f"Python:\n{sys.version}\n\n"
         QtWidgets.QMessageBox.about(self, "About", msg)
 
     def handleExit(self, sig, flag):