diff --git a/apps/openmw/main.cpp b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
index 74d434f63..b96b90989 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
@@ -190,29 +190,23 @@ bool parseOptions (int argc, char** argv, OMW::Engine& engine, Files::Configurat
     bpo::store(valid_opts, variables);
     bpo::notify(variables);
 
-    bool run = true;
-
     if (variables.count ("help"))
     {
         std::cout << desc << std::endl;
-        run = false;
+        return false;
     }
 
+    std::cout << "OpenMW version " << OPENMW_VERSION;
+    std::string rev = OPENMW_VERSION_COMMITHASH;
+    std::string tag = OPENMW_VERSION_TAGHASH;
+    if (!rev.empty() && !tag.empty())
+    {
+        rev = rev.substr(0, 10);
+        std::cout << " (revision " << rev << ")";
+    }
+    std::cout << std::endl;
+
     if (variables.count ("version"))
-    {
-        std::cout << "OpenMW version " << OPENMW_VERSION << std::endl;
-
-        std::string rev = OPENMW_VERSION_COMMITHASH;
-        std::string tag = OPENMW_VERSION_TAGHASH;
-        if (!rev.empty() && !tag.empty())
-        {
-            rev = rev.substr(0, 10);
-            std::cout << "Revision " << rev << std::endl;
-        }
-        run = false;
-    }
-
-    if (!run)
         return false;
 
     cfgMgr.readConfiguration(variables, desc);