diff --git a/integrations/influxunifi/Makefile b/integrations/influxunifi/Makefile
index 965d618e..1f99e583 100644
--- a/integrations/influxunifi/Makefile
+++ b/integrations/influxunifi/Makefile
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ URL=https://github.com/davidnewhall/unifi-poller
 MAINT="David Newhall II <david at sleepers dot pro>"
 DESC="This daemon polls a Unifi controller at a short interval and stores the collected metric data in an Influx Database."
 PACKAGE:=./cmd/$(BINARY)
-VERSION:=$(shell git tag -l --merged | tail -n1 | tr -d v)
-ITERATION:=$(shell git rev-list --count HEAD)
+ifeq ($(VERSION),)
+	VERSION:=$(shell git tag -l --merged | tail -n1 | tr -d v||echo development)
+endif
+ITERATION:=$(shell git rev-list --count HEAD||echo 0)
 
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