diff --git a/interface/InterfaceVersion.h.in b/interface/InterfaceVersion.h.in
index 26b2260965..60e51b4ab6 100644
--- a/interface/InterfaceVersion.h.in
+++ b/interface/InterfaceVersion.h.in
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 //  Copyright (c) 2013 High Fidelity, Inc.. All rights reserved.
 //
 
-const int BUILD_VERSION = @BUILD_SEQ@;
+const QString BUILD_VERSION = "@BUILD_SEQ@";
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 4e9705b49c..1f433868a0 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -197,22 +197,17 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, timeval &startup_time) :
     setOrganizationName(applicationInfo.value("organizationName").toString());
     setOrganizationDomain(applicationInfo.value("organizationDomain").toString());
     
-    #ifdef Q_WS_X11
-    _operatingSystem = new QString("ubuntu");
-    #endif
-    
-    #ifdef Q_WS_WIN
+    #ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
     _operatingSystem = new QString("win");
     #endif
     
-    #ifdef Q_WS_MACX
+    #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
     _operatingSystem = new QString("mac");
     #endif
     
     checkVersion();
     
     qDebug("[VERSION] Build sequence: %s\n", applicationVersion().toStdString().c_str());
-    qDebug("[OS] %s", _operatingSystem->toStdString().c_str());
 
     _settings = new QSettings(this);