diff --git a/js/kiri-init.js b/js/kiri-init.js
index c0dcdc2a..73f8e670 100644
--- a/js/kiri-init.js
+++ b/js/kiri-init.js
@@ -1686,8 +1686,6 @@ var gs_kiri_init = exports;
         API.show.alert(`${LANG.version} ${KIRI.version}`);
 
         if (!SETUP.s) console.log(`kiri | init main | ${KIRI.version}`);
-        if (STATS.get('upgrade')) DBUG.log("kiri | version upgrade");
-        STATS.del('upgrade');
 
         // send init-done event
         API.event.emit('init-done', STATS);
diff --git a/js/kiri.js b/js/kiri.js
index f9333698..7a561f87 100644
--- a/js/kiri.js
+++ b/js/kiri.js
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ self.kiri.license = exports.LICENSE;
     settings.cdev.FDM = clone(settings.device);
     settings.cdev.CAM = clone(settings.device);
 
+    if (SETUP.rm) renderMode = parseInt(SETUP.rm[0]);
     DBUG.enable();
 
     // add show() to catalog for API
@@ -292,9 +293,6 @@ self.kiri.license = exports.LICENSE;
 
     STATS.set('init', inits);
     STATS.set('kiri', kiri.version);
-    if (kiri.version !== STATS.get('kiri') && STATS.get('init') > 0) {
-        STATS.set('upgrade', kiri.version);
-    }
 
     /** ******************************************************************
      * Utility Functions
@@ -1824,7 +1822,4 @@ self.kiri.license = exports.LICENSE;
         kirimod.forEach(function(mod) { mod(kiri.api) });
     }
 
-    // allow language modules to load first
-    if (SETUP.rm) renderMode = parseInt(SETUP.rm[0]);
-
 })();
diff --git a/js/license.js b/js/license.js
index fbbb1de2..745df1fe 100644
--- a/js/license.js
+++ b/js/license.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 var exports = {
     COPYRIGHT:"Copyright (C) Stewart Allen <sa@grid.space> - All Rights Reserved",
     LICENSE:"See the license.md file included with the source distribution",
-    VERSION:"1.7.6"
+    VERSION:"1.7.7"
 };
 if (!module) var module = {};
 module.exports = exports;