diff --git a/build_iwd.sh b/build_iwd.sh
index 2f4f4a7..5db53ca 100755
--- a/build_iwd.sh
+++ b/build_iwd.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ iwd_files server | tee "$iwd_sv_filelist"
 echo ""
 
 modversion_txt_file="maps/mp/mods/_modversion.gsc"
-echo "getModVersionString(){return \"$(git describe --tags --always --dirty)\";}" > "$modversion_txt_file"
+version="$(git describe --tags --always --dirty)"
+echo "getModVersionString(){return \"$version\";}" > "$modversion_txt_file"
 (echo "LICENSE.txt") >> "$iwd_cl_filelist"
 (echo "$modversion_txt_file" && echo "LICENSE.txt") >> "$iwd_sv_filelist"