diff --git a/jmbase/jmbase/support.py b/jmbase/jmbase/support.py
index b088800..3660337 100644
--- a/jmbase/jmbase/support.py
+++ b/jmbase/jmbase/support.py
@@ -222,8 +222,11 @@ def lookup_appdata_folder(appname):
         data_folder = path.expanduser(path.join("~", "." + appname + "/"))
     return data_folder
 
+def get_jm_version_str():
+    return "JoinMarket " + JM_CORE_VERSION
+
 def print_jm_version(option, opt_str, value, parser):
-    print("JoinMarket " + JM_CORE_VERSION)
+    print(get_jm_version_str())
     sys.exit(EXIT_SUCCESS)
 
 # helper functions for conversions of format between over-the-wire JM
@@ -302,4 +305,4 @@ def wrapped_urlparse(url):
         a, b = (b".onion", b"http://")
     if url.endswith(a) and not url.startswith(b):
         url = b + url
-    return urlparse.urlparse(url)
\ No newline at end of file
+    return urlparse.urlparse(url)
diff --git a/jmclient/jmclient/yieldgenerator.py b/jmclient/jmclient/yieldgenerator.py
index 669d5c8..1a96890 100644
--- a/jmclient/jmclient/yieldgenerator.py
+++ b/jmclient/jmclient/yieldgenerator.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from jmclient import (Maker, jm_single, load_program_config,
                       WalletService, add_base_options, SNICKERReceiver,
                       SNICKERClientProtocolFactory)
 from .wallet_utils import open_test_wallet_maybe, get_wallet_path
-from jmbase.support import EXIT_ARGERROR, EXIT_FAILURE
+from jmbase.support import EXIT_ARGERROR, EXIT_FAILURE, get_jm_version_str
 
 jlog = get_log()
 
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class YieldGenerator(Maker):
 
     def __init__(self, wallet_service):
         Maker.__init__(self, wallet_service)
+        jlog.info(get_jm_version_str())
         self.tx_unconfirm_timestamp = {}
         self.statement_file = os.path.join(jm_single().datadir,
                                       'logs', 'yigen-statement.csv')