diff --git a/steamtinkerlaunch b/steamtinkerlaunch
index de53e789..51072e1d 100755
--- a/steamtinkerlaunch
+++ b/steamtinkerlaunch
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 PREFIX="/usr"
 PROGNAME="SteamTinkerLaunch"
 NICEPROGNAME="Steam Tinker Launch"
-PROGVERS="v14.0.20240317-1"
+PROGVERS="v14.0.20240318-1"
 PROGCMD="${0##*/}"
 PROGINTERNALPROTNAME="Proton-stl"
 SHOSTL="stl"
@@ -25790,8 +25790,10 @@ function checkSteamDeckDependencies {
 		local DEPFILENAME="$2"
 		local DEPDIR="$3"
 		local REPOURL="$4"
+		local CHECKCMD
+		CHECKCMD="$($DEPCMD &> /dev/null --version && echo "OK" || echo "NOK")"
 
-		if [ -f "$(command -v "$DEPCMD")" ]; then
+		if [ -f "$(command -v "$DEPCMD")" ] && [ "$CHECKCMD" = "OK" ]; then
 			writelog "INFO" "${FUNCNAME[0]} - Using '$DEPCMD' binary found in path: '$(command -v "$DEPCMD")'"
 			echo "Dependency '$DEPCMD' already installed, nothing to do."
 		else