diff --git a/lisp/doom-profiles.el b/lisp/doom-profiles.el
index 04f7dc4ee..4deeb9469 100644
--- a/lisp/doom-profiles.el
+++ b/lisp/doom-profiles.el
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ Defaults to the profile at `doom-profile-default'."
                   '(major  ,(nth 0 v)
                     minor  ,(nth 1 v)
                     build  ,(nth 2 v)
-                    tag    ,(cadr (split-string doom-version "-" t))
+                    tag    ,(ignore-errors (cadr (split-string doom-version "-" t)))
                     ref    ,(if (zerop (car ref)) (cdr ref))
                     branch ,(if (zerop (car branch)) (cdr branch))))))))