diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express.js b/src/node/hooks/express.js
index 3275bd3ff..bf8494196 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/express.js
+++ b/src/node/hooks/express.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ exports.createServer = function () {
   console.log("Report bugs at https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/issues")
 
   serverName = "Etherpad " + settings.getGitCommit() + " (http://etherpad.org)";
+  
+  console.log("Your Etherpad version is " + settings.getEpVersion() + " (" + settings.getGitCommit() + ")");
 
   exports.restartServer();
 
diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express/adminplugins.js b/src/node/hooks/express/adminplugins.js
index c49d6621e..1ae8d7b50 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/express/adminplugins.js
+++ b/src/node/hooks/express/adminplugins.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ var installer = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pluginfw/installer');
 var plugins = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pluginfw/plugins');
 var _ = require('underscore');
 var semver = require('semver');
-var epVersion = require('ep_etherpad-lite/package.json').version;
 
 exports.expressCreateServer = function (hook_name, args, cb) {
   args.app.get('/admin/plugins', function(req, res) {
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ exports.expressCreateServer = function (hook_name, args, cb) {
   });
   args.app.get('/admin/plugins/info', function(req, res) {
     var gitCommit = settings.getGitCommit();
+    var epVersion = settings.getEpVersion();
     res.send( eejs.require("ep_etherpad-lite/templates/admin/plugins-info.html",
       {
         gitCommit: gitCommit,
diff --git a/src/node/utils/Settings.js b/src/node/utils/Settings.js
index 07f5055c0..7e0e6c5a1 100644
--- a/src/node/utils/Settings.js
+++ b/src/node/utils/Settings.js
@@ -207,6 +207,11 @@ exports.getGitCommit = function() {
   return version;
 }
 
+// Return etherpad version from package.json
+exports.getEpVersion = function() {
+  return require('ep_etherpad-lite/package.json').version;
+}
+
 exports.reloadSettings = function reloadSettings() {
   // Discover where the settings file lives
   var settingsFilename = argv.settings || "settings.json";