diff --git a/ugs-core/src/com/willwinder/universalgcodesender/firmware/fluidnc/commands/GetFirmwareVersionCommand.java b/ugs-core/src/com/willwinder/universalgcodesender/firmware/fluidnc/commands/GetFirmwareVersionCommand.java
index e6f8530319..0f2114c60d 100644
--- a/ugs-core/src/com/willwinder/universalgcodesender/firmware/fluidnc/commands/GetFirmwareVersionCommand.java
+++ b/ugs-core/src/com/willwinder/universalgcodesender/firmware/fluidnc/commands/GetFirmwareVersionCommand.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ This file is part of Universal Gcode Sender (UGS).
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 public class GetFirmwareVersionCommand extends SystemCommand {
-    private static final Pattern VERSION_FLUIDNC_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("\\[VER:[0-9.]+ (?<variant>[a-zA-Z0-9]+) v(?<version>(?<major>[0-9]*)(.(?<minor>[0-9]+)(.(?<patch>[0-9]+))?)?([a-zA-Z]+)?)(.*:.*)*]", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
+    private static final Pattern VERSION_FLUIDNC_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("\\[VER:[0-9.]+ (?<variant>[a-zA-Z0-9]+) v?(?<version>(?<major>[0-9]*)(.(?<minor>[0-9]+)(.(?<patch>[0-9]+))?)?([a-zA-Z]+)?)(.*:.*)*]", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
     private static final Pattern VERSION_GRBL_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("\\[VER:(?<version>(?<major>[0-9]*)(.(?<minor>[0-9]+)(.(?<patch>[0-9]+))?)).*]", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
 
     public GetFirmwareVersionCommand() {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public GetFirmwareVersionCommand() {
 
     public String getFirmware() {
         Optional<String> firmwareOptional = parseFluidNCVariant();
-        if (!firmwareOptional.isPresent()) {
+        if (firmwareOptional.isEmpty()) {
             firmwareOptional = parseGrblVariant();
         }
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ private Optional<String> parseFluidNCVariant() {
 
     public SemanticVersion getVersion() {
         Optional<SemanticVersion> versionOptional = parseFluidNCVs();
-        if (!versionOptional.isPresent()) {
+        if (versionOptional.isEmpty()) {
             versionOptional = parseGrblVersion();
         }
         return versionOptional.orElse(new SemanticVersion());
diff --git a/ugs-core/test/com/willwinder/universalgcodesender/firmware/fluidnc/commands/GetFirmwareVersionCommandTest.java b/ugs-core/test/com/willwinder/universalgcodesender/firmware/fluidnc/commands/GetFirmwareVersionCommandTest.java
index b28e66f71e..19f95e64e2 100644
--- a/ugs-core/test/com/willwinder/universalgcodesender/firmware/fluidnc/commands/GetFirmwareVersionCommandTest.java
+++ b/ugs-core/test/com/willwinder/universalgcodesender/firmware/fluidnc/commands/GetFirmwareVersionCommandTest.java
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ public void getFirmwareVersionWithVersion() {
         assertEquals("FluidNC", getFirmwareVersionCommand.getFirmware());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void getFirmwareVersionWithoutLeadingV() {
+        GetFirmwareVersionCommand getFirmwareVersionCommand = new GetFirmwareVersionCommand();
+        getFirmwareVersionCommand.appendResponse("[VER:3.7 FluidNC 3.7.10:]");
+
+        assertNotNull(getFirmwareVersionCommand.getVersion());
+        assertEquals(3, getFirmwareVersionCommand.getVersion().getMajor());
+        assertEquals(7, getFirmwareVersionCommand.getVersion().getMinor());
+        assertEquals(10, getFirmwareVersionCommand.getVersion().getPatch());
+        assertEquals("FluidNC", getFirmwareVersionCommand.getFirmware());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void getFirmwareVersionWithOldGRBLVersion() {
         GetFirmwareVersionCommand getFirmwareVersionCommand = new GetFirmwareVersionCommand();