diff --git a/src/ebusd/main.cpp b/src/ebusd/main.cpp
index 888d99b5..1f2cfcae 100644
--- a/src/ebusd/main.cpp
+++ b/src/ebusd/main.cpp
@@ -849,13 +849,21 @@ result_t loadScanConfigFile(MessageMap* messages, unsigned char address, SymbolS
     out.str("");
     offset = (unsigned char)(offset+(*identFields)[field++]->getLength(partType));
     result = (*identFields)[field]->read(partType, data, offset, sw, 0);  // software version number
+    if (result==RESULT_ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE) {
+      sw = (data[(partType==pt_masterData ? 5 : 1)+offset]<<16)|data[(partType==pt_masterData ? 5 : 1)+offset+1];
+      result = RESULT_OK;
+    }
   }
   if (result == RESULT_OK) {
     offset = (unsigned char)(offset+(*identFields)[field++]->getLength(partType));
     result = (*identFields)[field]->read(partType, data, offset, hw, 0);  // hardware version number
+    if (result==RESULT_ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE) {
+      hw = (data[(partType==pt_masterData ? 5 : 1)+offset]<<16)|data[(partType==pt_masterData ? 5 : 1)+offset+1];
+      result = RESULT_OK;
+    }
   }
   if (result != RESULT_OK) {
-    logError(lf_main, "unable to load scan config %2.2x: decode %s", address, getResultCode(result));
+    logError(lf_main, "unable to load scan config %2.2x: decode field %s %s", address, identFields->getName(field).c_str(), getResultCode(result));
     return result;
   }
   vector<string> files;