diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/update/ConsoleUpdateManager.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/update/ConsoleUpdateManager.java
index b910e4f019bc866d335994c5d7f79a0fd496e61a..792d0b70bfb7d6202610ae465e3a8b2b5789dc9c 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/update/ConsoleUpdateManager.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/update/ConsoleUpdateManager.java
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public class ConsoleUpdateManager implements UpdateManager, RouterApp {
         DummyHandler dh = new DummyHandler(_context, this);
         register((Checker)dh, TYPE_DUMMY, METHOD_DUMMY, 0);
         register((Updater)dh, TYPE_DUMMY, METHOD_DUMMY, 0);
-        VersionAvailable dummyVA = new VersionAvailable("", "", METHOD_DUMMY, Collections.<URI> emptyList());
+        VersionAvailable dummyVA = new VersionAvailable("0", "", METHOD_DUMMY, Collections.<URI> emptyList());
         _available.put(new UpdateItem(TYPE_DUMMY, ""), dummyVA);
         // register news before router, so we don't fire off an update
         // right at instantiation if the news is already indicating a new version