diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 4926fe0..78c484c 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -2857,15 +2857,24 @@ get_desktop_environment()
 # args: $1 - desktop command for --version; $2 - search string; $3 - gawk print number
 get_de_version()
 {
-	local version='' get_version='--version'
+	local version_data='' version='' get_version='--version' 
 	
 	case $1 in
 		dwm|wmii)
 			get_version='-v'
 			;;
 	esac
+	# note, some wm send version info to stderr instead of stdout
+	case $1 in
+		dwm|scrotwm)
+			version_data="$( $1 $get_version )"
+			;;
+		*)
+			version_data="$( $1 $get_version 2>/dev/null )"
+			;;
+	esac
 	
- 	version=$( $1 $get_version 2>/dev/null | gawk '
+ 	version=$( gawk '
 	BEGIN {
 		IGNORECASE=1
 	}
@@ -2875,7 +2884,7 @@ get_de_version()
 		gsub(/(,|dwm-|wmii-|v|V)/, "",$'$3') 
 		print $'$3'
 		exit # quit after first match prints
-	}' )
+	}' <<< "$version_data" )
 	echo $version
 }