diff --git a/lib/version.js b/lib/version.js
index f46ae9fab7475522656ec1d81b58bd9825b0f33b..5efd6167a92bc93ce96a4d2af472bbc3a21015b7 100644
--- a/lib/version.js
+++ b/lib/version.js
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ if (!sha) {
   p.stdout.on('data', function(d) {
     buf += d;
   });
-  p.on('exit', function(code, signal) {
+  p.stdout.on('end', function(code, signal) {
     var gitsha = buf.toString().trim();
     if (gitsha && gitsha.length === 7) {
-      sha = gitsha
+      sha = gitsha;
       logger.info('code version (via git) is: ' + module.exports());
     } else {
       logger.warn('code version (randomly generated) is: ' + module.exports());