diff --git a/passbook/admin/templates/administration/outpost/list.html b/passbook/admin/templates/administration/outpost/list.html
index 8b3b54d3b..6fb976943 100644
--- a/passbook/admin/templates/administration/outpost/list.html
+++ b/passbook/admin/templates/administration/outpost/list.html
@@ -60,12 +60,10 @@
                     <td role="cell">
                         <span>
                             {% with ver=outpost.deployment_version %}
-                            {% if ver.outdated %}
-                                {% if ver.version == "" %}
-                                <i class="fas fa-times pf-m-danger"></i> -
-                                {% else %}
-                                <i class="fas fa-times pf-m-danger"></i> {% blocktrans with is=ver.version should=ver.should %}{{ is }}, should be {{ should }}{% endblocktrans %}
-                                {% endif %}
+                            {% if not ver.version %}
+                            <i class="fas fa-question-circle"></i>
+                            {% elif ver.outdated %}
+                            <i class="fas fa-times pf-m-danger"></i> {% blocktrans with is=ver.version should=ver.should %}{{ is }}, should be {{ should }}{% endblocktrans %}
                             {% else %}
                             <i class="fas fa-check pf-m-success"></i> {{ ver.version }}
                             {% endif %}
diff --git a/passbook/outposts/models.py b/passbook/outposts/models.py
index 2ec2147f7..90a3df308 100644
--- a/passbook/outposts/models.py
+++ b/passbook/outposts/models.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class Outpost(models.Model):
         key = self.state_cache_prefix("version")
         value = cache.get(key, None)
         if not value:
-            return {"version": "", "outdated": False, "should": OUR_VERSION}
+            return {"version": None, "outdated": False, "should": OUR_VERSION}
         try:
             outpost_version = parse(value)
             return {