2 files changed, 5 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 4a45586..7b65bf4 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if printVersion {
-		if gitDescribe == "" {
-			log.Fatal("This build has no version information")
-		}
 		fmt.Println(gitDescribe)
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index c3cc266..94ee141 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package main
 
-import "fmt"
+import (
+	"log"
+)
 
 var gitDescribe string
 
-func version() (string, error) {
+func init() {
 	if gitDescribe == "" {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("No version information available")
+		log.Fatal("No version information passed to this via build flags")
 	}
-
-	return gitDescribe, nil
 }