diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b6229934..578bae81 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ except Exception:  # get commit from Ubuntu dpkg-parsechangelog
         match = re.search(r'\nVersion: (.*)~', dpkg)
         print('VERSION', match.group(0), match.group(1))
         with open('lib/solaar/commit', 'w') as vfile:
-            vfile.write(f'{match.group[1]}\n')
+            vfile.write(f'{match.group(1)}\n')
         print('Version', subprocess.check_output(['dpkg-parsechangelog', '--show-field', 'Version']).strip().decode())
         print('version', subprocess.check_output(['dpkg-parsechangelog', '--show-field', 'version']).strip().decode())
         print('Version', subprocess.check_output(['dpkg-parsechangelog', '--show-field=Version']).strip().decode())
         print('version', subprocess.check_output(['dpkg-parsechangelog', '--show-field=version']).strip().decode())
         #        with open('lib/solaar/commit', 'w') as vfile:
         #    vfile.write(f'{commit]}\n')
-    except Exception:
-        pass
+    except Exception as e:
+        print('Exception using dpkg-parsechangelog', e)
 
 
 def _data_files():