diff --git a/selfdrive/version.py b/selfdrive/version.py
index f2570cd305..9b18edc432 100644
--- a/selfdrive/version.py
+++ b/selfdrive/version.py
@@ -55,11 +55,15 @@ def get_origin(default: Optional[str] = None) -> Optional[str]:
 
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 def get_normalized_origin(default: Optional[str] = None) -> Optional[str]:
-  return get_origin()\
-          .replace("git@", "", 1)\
-          .replace(".git", "", 1)\
-          .replace("https://", "", 1)\
-          .replace(":", "/", 1)
+  origin = get_origin()
+
+  if origin is None:
+    return default
+
+  return origin.replace("git@", "", 1) \
+               .replace(".git", "", 1) \
+               .replace("https://", "", 1) \
+               .replace(":", "/", 1)
 
 
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