diff --git a/core/scripts/utils.sh b/core/scripts/utils.sh
index b04f9fe..7fcc5a5 100644
--- a/core/scripts/utils.sh
+++ b/core/scripts/utils.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ get_system_info() {
     IP=$(echo "$IP_API_DATA" | jq -r '.ip')
     CPU=$(top -bn1 | grep "Cpu(s)" | awk '{print $2 + $4 "%"}')
     RAM=$(free -m | awk 'NR==2{printf "%.2f%%", $3*100/$2 }')
-    HCVERSION=$(hysteria version | grep "^Version:" | awk '{print $2}')
 }
 
 version_greater_equal() {
@@ -40,6 +39,12 @@ version_greater_equal() {
     return 0
 }
 
+check_core_version() {
+    if systemctl is-active --quiet hysteria-server.service; then
+        HCVERSION=$(hysteria version | grep "^Version:" | awk '{print $2}')
+    fi
+}
+
 check_version() {
     local_version=$(cat $LOCALVERSION)
     latest_version=$(curl -s $LATESTVERSION)