diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 7240133..bf391f8 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -2867,7 +2867,7 @@ get_de_version()
 	# note, some wm send version info to stderr instead of stdout
 	case $1 in
 		dwm|scrotwm)
-			version_data="$( $1 $get_version )"
+			version_data="$( $1 $get_version 2>&1 )"
 			;;
 		*)
 			version_data="$( $1 $get_version 2>/dev/null )"