diff --git a/scos_actions/actions/acquire_sea_data_product.py b/scos_actions/actions/acquire_sea_data_product.py
index 5ffd6979..131b8db1 100644
--- a/scos_actions/actions/acquire_sea_data_product.py
+++ b/scos_actions/actions/acquire_sea_data_product.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     ntia_sensor,
 )
 from scos_actions.metadata.structs.capture import CaptureSegment
+from scos_actions.settings import SCOS_SENSOR_GIT_TAG
 from scos_actions.signal_processing.apd import get_apd
 from scos_actions.signal_processing.fft import (
     get_fft,
@@ -793,7 +794,7 @@ def capture_diagnostics(self, action_start_tic: float, cpu_speeds: list) -> None
         software_diag = {
             "system_platform": platform.platform(),
             "python_version": sys.version.split()[0],
-            "scos_sensor_version": env("SCOS_SENSOR_GIT_TAG", "unknown"),
+            "scos_sensor_version": SCOS_SENSOR_GIT_TAG,
             "scos_actions_version": SCOS_ACTIONS_VERSION,
             "preselector_api_version": PRESELECTOR_API_VERSION,
         }
diff --git a/scos_actions/settings.py b/scos_actions/settings.py
index e43dd016..8ee0015c 100644
--- a/scos_actions/settings.py
+++ b/scos_actions/settings.py
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@
     SIGAN_POWER_CYCLE_STATES = env("SIGAN_POWER_CYCLE_STATES", default=None)
     SIGAN_POWER_SWITCH = env("SIGAN_POWER_SWITCH", default=None)
     MOCK_SIGAN = env("MOCK_SIGAN", default=None)
-
-
+    SCOS_SENSOR_GIT_TAG = env("SCOS_SENSOR_GIT_TAG", default="unknown")
 else:
     MOCK_SIGAN = settings.MOCK_SIGAN
     RUNNING_TESTS = settings.RUNNING_TESTS
     SENSOR_DEFINITION_FILE = Path(settings.SENSOR_DEFINITION_FILE)
     FQDN = settings.FQDN
+    SCOS_SENSOR_GIT_TAG = settings.SCOS_SENSOR_GIT_TAG
     if settings.PRESELECTOR_CONFIG:
         PRESELECTOR_CONFIG_FILE = settings.PRESELECTOR_CONFIG
     else: