diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index be772ae..0ec3673 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
           command: |
               mkdir /tmp/upload
               echo 'export CINAME=$(sh contrib/semver/name.sh)' >> $BASH_ENV
-              echo 'export CIVERSION=$(sh contrib/semver/version.sh)' >> $BASH_ENV
+              echo 'export CIVERSION=$(sh contrib/semver/version.sh | cut -c 2-)' >> $BASH_ENV
 
       - run:
           name: Build for Linux (including Debian packages)
diff --git a/contrib/semver/name.sh b/contrib/semver/name.sh
index ee2f8cd..8252759 100644
--- a/contrib/semver/name.sh
+++ b/contrib/semver/name.sh
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@
 # Get the branch name
 BRANCH=$(git name-rev --name-only HEAD 2>/dev/null)
 
-# Check if the branch name check fails
-if [ $? != 0 ]; then
-  printf "yggdrasil"
-  exit 0
-fi
-
 # Check if the branch name is not master
 if [ "$BRANCH" = "master" ]; then
   printf "yggdrasil"