diff --git a/crates/release_channel/src/lib.rs b/crates/release_channel/src/lib.rs
index 5ee840f8f1..a53af5b93d 100644
--- a/crates/release_channel/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/release_channel/src/lib.rs
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ impl Global for GlobalAppVersion {}
 pub struct AppVersion;
 
 impl AppVersion {
-    /// Initializes the global [`AppVersion`].
-    pub fn init(pkg_version: &str) -> SemanticVersion {
+    /// Load the app version from env.
+    pub fn load(pkg_version: &str) -> SemanticVersion {
         if let Ok(from_env) = env::var("ZED_APP_VERSION") {
             from_env.parse().expect("invalid ZED_APP_VERSION")
         } else {
diff --git a/crates/remote_server/src/unix.rs b/crates/remote_server/src/unix.rs
index 56c8f2c13b..d7edb429d0 100644
--- a/crates/remote_server/src/unix.rs
+++ b/crates/remote_server/src/unix.rs
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ pub fn execute_run(
     let git_hosting_provider_registry = Arc::new(GitHostingProviderRegistry::new());
     gpui::Application::headless().run(move |cx| {
         settings::init(cx);
-        let app_version = AppVersion::init(env!("ZED_PKG_VERSION"));
+        let app_version = AppVersion::load(env!("ZED_PKG_VERSION"));
         release_channel::init(app_version, cx);
         gpui_tokio::init(cx);
 
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/main.rs b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
index 93503d739a..731d12840f 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
@@ -218,26 +218,10 @@ fn main() {
         };
     }
 
-    log::info!("========== starting zed ==========");
-
-    let app = Application::new().with_assets(Assets);
-
-    let system_id = app.background_executor().block(system_id()).ok();
-    let installation_id = app.background_executor().block(installation_id()).ok();
-    let session_id = Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
-    let session = app.background_executor().block(Session::new());
-    let app_version = AppVersion::init(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
+    let app_version = AppVersion::load(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
     let app_commit_sha =
         option_env!("ZED_COMMIT_SHA").map(|commit_sha| AppCommitSha(commit_sha.to_string()));
 
-    reliability::init_panic_hook(
-        app_version,
-        app_commit_sha.clone(),
-        system_id.as_ref().map(|id| id.to_string()),
-        installation_id.as_ref().map(|id| id.to_string()),
-        session_id.clone(),
-    );
-
     if args.system_specs {
         let system_specs = feedback::system_specs::SystemSpecs::new_stateless(
             app_version,
@@ -248,6 +232,23 @@ fn main() {
         return;
     }
 
+    log::info!("========== starting zed ==========");
+
+    let app = Application::new().with_assets(Assets);
+
+    let system_id = app.background_executor().block(system_id()).ok();
+    let installation_id = app.background_executor().block(installation_id()).ok();
+    let session_id = Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
+    let session = app.background_executor().block(Session::new());
+
+    reliability::init_panic_hook(
+        app_version,
+        app_commit_sha.clone(),
+        system_id.as_ref().map(|id| id.to_string()),
+        installation_id.as_ref().map(|id| id.to_string()),
+        session_id.clone(),
+    );
+
     let (open_listener, mut open_rx) = OpenListener::new();
 
     let failed_single_instance_check =