diff --git a/src/ntfy/provider.ts b/src/ntfy/provider.ts
index 4d1a9e6..bf35b9c 100644
--- a/src/ntfy/provider.ts
+++ b/src/ntfy/provider.ts
@@ -60,11 +60,15 @@ export class NtfyProvider implements OnApplicationBootstrap {
 	}
 
 	async sendBootstrappedNotification() {
-		const gitCommit = this.configService.get<string>('GIT_COMMIT')
+		const version =
+			this.configService.get<string>('GIT_COMMIT') ??
+			this.configService.get('LOCAL') === 'true'
+				? 'LOCAL'
+				: 'unknown'
 		await this.publishQueue.add(
 			...NtfyProvider.defaultJob({
 				title: 'Autobaan up and running',
-				message: `Version ${gitCommit}`,
+				message: `Version ${version}`,
 				tags: [MessageTags.badminton],
 			}),
 		)