diff --git a/transmit.py b/transmit.py
index 3ad82534..c39ee0a0 100644
--- a/transmit.py
+++ b/transmit.py
@@ -909,10 +909,24 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 #		print(f"Error output of the command (stderr): {e.stderr}")
 	if os_status == "VERSION_CODENAME=bookworm":
 		os_status = "bookworm"
-	elif os_status == "VERSION_CODENAME=trixie":
-		os_status = "trixie"
 	else:
-		os_status = "bullseye"
+		query = ["grep", "VERSION_CODENAME=trixie", "/etc/os-release"] 
+		try:
+			result = subprocess.run(query, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True)
+			print(f"Command run was: {query}")
+			os_status = result.stdout.strip()
+			print(f"Output of the command (stdout): {os_status}")
+		except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+	#		print(f"Command failed with return code: {e.returncode}")
+			print(f"Command run was: {e.cmd}")
+			os_status = e.stdout.strip()
+			print(f"Output of the command (stdout): {e.stdout}")
+	#		print(f"Error output of the command (stderr): {e.stderr}")
+		
+		if os_status == "VERSION_CODENAME=trixie":
+			os_status = "trixie"
+		else:
+			os_status = "bullseye"
 	print (os_status)
 	
 	card = "Headphones"  # default using pcm audio output of Pi Zero