diff --git a/.github/workflows/cooker.yml b/.github/workflows/cooker.yml
index 564d05c2..be307366 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cooker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cooker.yml
@@ -156,6 +156,13 @@ jobs:
         id: version
         run: echo "##[set-output name=version;]$(cat $(find . -name version))"
 
+      - name: DEBUG - Print version name
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "DEBUG: printing version from version file"
+          echo "${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+        id: extract_branch
+
       - name: Publish the flatpak in a new cooker release
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         with:
diff --git a/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml b/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
index c1a17407..5f60f2c7 100644
--- a/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
+++ b/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ modules:
       - VERSION="cooker"
       - if [ $VERSION == "cooker" ]; then VERSION=$(git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/\1/')-$(date +'%Y%m%d_%H%M'); fi
       - $VERSION >> ${FLATPAK_DEST}/retrodeck/version
+      - echo "DEBUG - reading version "
+      - cat ${FLATPAK_DEST}/retrodeck/version
 
   - name: xmlstarlet
     config-opts:
@@ -148,7 +150,7 @@ modules:
     - type: shell
       commands:
         - sed -i 's/QUIT EMULATIONSTATION/QUIT RETRODECK/g' es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp 
-        - sed -i 's#"EMULATIONSTATION-DE  V" + Utils::String::toUpper(PROGRAM_VERSION_STRING)#"RetroDECK v$(cat ${FLATPAK_DEST}/retrodeck/version), ES-DE  v" + Utils::String::toUpper(PROGRAM_VERSION_STRING)#g' es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp
+        - sed -i 's#"EMULATIONSTATION-DE  V" + Utils::String::toUpper(PROGRAM_VERSION_STRING)#"RetroDECK v$((cat ${FLATPAK_DEST}/retrodeck/version)), ES-DE  v" + Utils::String::toUpper(PROGRAM_VERSION_STRING)#g' es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp
 
   # ES-DE - END