diff --git a/proto b/proto
index 5c1062ea8..e63f9713f 160000
--- a/proto
+++ b/proto
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 5c1062ea839f97cfc6d33d428a89d1702c39bd93
+Subproject commit e63f9713f73ea5c9308b7822602ea75f506b6b00
diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
index 20a687769..1840aa360 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ void NodeDB::installDefaultDeviceState()
     devicestate.has_my_node = true;
     devicestate.has_owner = true;
     devicestate.node_db_count = 0;
+    devicestate.version = DEVICESTATE_CUR_VER;
     devicestate.receive_queue_count = 0; // Not yet implemented FIXME
 
     // default to no GPS, until one has been found by probing
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ void NodeDB::loadFromDisk()
         installDefaultDeviceState(); // Our in RAM copy might now be corrupt
     } else {
         if (devicestate.version < DEVICESTATE_MIN_VER) {
-            DEBUG_MSG("Warn: devicestate is old, discarding\n");
+            DEBUG_MSG("Warn: devicestate %d is old, discarding\n", devicestate.version);
             installDefaultDeviceState();
         } else {
             DEBUG_MSG("Loaded saved preferences version %d\n", devicestate.version);