diff --git a/github/check.self-service-password.update b/github/check.self-service-password.update
index c78ca11..1dd6c00 100755
--- a/github/check.self-service-password.update
+++ b/github/check.self-service-password.update
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ ssp_repo_url="https://github.com/ltb-project/self-service-password"
 if [ $# -eq 1 ]  ## If source directory should be used
 then
 	ssp_install_dir="${1}"
-	ssp_current_version=$(cd "${ssp_install_dir}" || exit 1 ; git status | head -n1 | cut -d" " -f4 ; cd - > /dev/null || exit 1)
+	ssp_current_version=$(find "${ssp_install_dir}" -iname index.php -exec grep -- "^\$version" {} \; | cut -d'"' -f2)
 
 	ssp_new_version=$("${script_wd}"/releasetags "${ssp_repo_url}" | head -n1)
 else  ## If .deb file should be used