diff --git a/src/DMAPI/tgs/v5/api.dm b/src/DMAPI/tgs/v5/api.dm
index b8c4149905..29047da7d6 100644
--- a/src/DMAPI/tgs/v5/api.dm
+++ b/src/DMAPI/tgs/v5/api.dm
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 	server_port = world.params[DMAPI5_PARAM_SERVER_PORT]
 	access_identifier = world.params[DMAPI5_PARAM_ACCESS_IDENTIFIER]
 
-	var/list/bridge_response = Bridge(DMAPI5_BRIDGE_COMMAND_STARTUP, list(DMAPI5_BRIDGE_PARAMETER_MINIMUM_SECURITY_LEVEL = minimum_required_security_level, DMAPI5_BRIDGE_PARAMETER_VERSION = ApiVersion(), DMAPI5_BRIDGE_PARAMETER_CUSTOM_COMMANDS = ListCustomCommands()))
+	var/datum/tgs_version/api_version = ApiVersion()
+	var/list/bridge_response = Bridge(DMAPI5_BRIDGE_COMMAND_STARTUP, list(DMAPI5_BRIDGE_PARAMETER_MINIMUM_SECURITY_LEVEL = minimum_required_security_level, DMAPI5_BRIDGE_PARAMETER_VERSION = api_version.raw_parameter, DMAPI5_BRIDGE_PARAMETER_CUSTOM_COMMANDS = ListCustomCommands()))
 	if(!istype(bridge_response))
 		TGS_ERROR_LOG("Failed initial bridge request!")
 		return FALSE