diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 734cf6f369..edf3dc2c21 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func NewApp(gitCommit, usage string) *cli.App {
 	//app.Authors = nil
 	app.Email = ""
 	app.Version = params.Version
-	if gitCommit != "" {
+	if len(gitCommit) >= 8 {
 		app.Version += "-" + gitCommit[:8]
 	}
 	app.Usage = usage