diff --git a/src/storeINdata.cpp b/src/storeINdata.cpp
index 3449b86..8fce9a6 100644
--- a/src/storeINdata.cpp
+++ b/src/storeINdata.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ bool indat_isMdbOn()
 
 void gpi_storeHWver(QString text)
 {
-    if (qstrlen(SharedMem::read()->indat_HWversion) == 0) {
+    QString hwVersion((char const *)SharedMem::read()->indat_HWversion);
+    if (hwVersion != text) {
         char const *p = text.toUtf8().constData();
         if (qstrlen(p) > 0) {
             memset(SharedMem::write()->indat_HWversion, 0, versionBufferLen);
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ void gpi_storeHWver(QString text)
                    qMin((uint)versionBufferLen, qstrlen(p)) - 1);
         }
     }
+
+    qCritical() << "HW TEXT" << epi_loadHWver();
 }
 
 QString epi_loadHWver(void)
@@ -80,8 +83,9 @@ QString epi_loadHWver(void)
 }
 
 void gpi_storeSWver(QString text)
-{    
-    if (qstrlen(SharedMem::read()->indat_SWversion) == 0) {
+{
+    QString swVersion((char const *)SharedMem::read()->indat_SWversion);
+    if (swVersion != text) {
         char const *p = text.toUtf8().constData();
         if (qstrlen(p) > 0) {
             memset(SharedMem::write()->indat_SWversion, 0, versionBufferLen);
@@ -89,6 +93,8 @@ void gpi_storeSWver(QString text)
                    qMin((uint)versionBufferLen, qstrlen(p)) - 1);
         }
     }
+
+    qCritical() << "SW TEXT" << epi_loadSWver();
 }
 
 QString epi_loadSWver(void)