diff --git a/+POST_INSTALL b/+POST_INSTALL
index a5aafa85a..6a42d2914 100644
--- a/+POST_INSTALL
+++ b/+POST_INSTALL
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ EOF
 cat /etc/rc.shutdown.bak >> /etc/rc.shutdown
 rm -f /etc/rc.shutdown.bak
 
+# XXX 18.7 compat for now
+echo "%%CORE_NAME%%" > /usr/local/opnsense/version/opnsense.name
+echo "%%CORE_ABI%%" > /usr/local/opnsense/version/opnsense.abi
+
 /usr/local/etc/rc.d/configd start
 
 /usr/local/etc/rc.configure_firmware
diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_firmware.conf b/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_firmware.conf
index 3d1252b3f..6521201c6 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_firmware.conf
+++ b/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_firmware.conf
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type:script_output
 message:Viewing license for %s
 
 [type.name]
-command:opnsense-update -Tp
+command:opnsense-version -n
 parameters:
 type:script_output
 message:Probing release type name