diff --git a/fsl/utils/platform.py b/fsl/utils/platform.py
index b61c5d8bd5bea9a6a3d4f6d1cb8648f0479def68..beadc1f5c41da4bb1941e1ce035efa72b4e2997b 100644
--- a/fsl/utils/platform.py
+++ b/fsl/utils/platform.py
@@ -306,8 +306,8 @@ class Platform(notifier.Notifier):
             if op.exists(versionFile):
                 with open(versionFile, 'rt') as f:
                     self.__fslVersion = f.read().strip()
-            
-        self.notify()
+
+        self.notify(value=value)
 
 
     @property