diff --git a/check_pf_version b/check_pf_version
index 7b0013e..489ad78 100644
--- a/check_pf_version
+++ b/check_pf_version
@@ -9,7 +9,15 @@
 # Modified 17 Oct 2019
 
 require_once("pkg-utils.inc");
-$system_pkg_version  = get_system_pkg_version();
+global $g;
+
+if (file_exists("{$g['varrun_path']}/pkg.dirty")) {
+$system_pkg_version = get_system_pkg_version(false,false);
+} else {
+shell_exec("sudo touch "."{$g['varrun_path']}/pkg.dirty");
+$system_pkg_version = get_system_pkg_version(false,false);
+shell_exec("sudo rm " . "{$g['varrun_path']}/pkg.dirty");
+}
 
 $current_installed_buildtime = trim(file_get_contents("/etc/version.buildtime"));