diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Tools.psm1 b/images/linux/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Tools.psm1
index 052532459..120ed2327 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Tools.psm1
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Tools.psm1
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ function Get-NvmVersion {
 }
 
 function Get-PackerVersion {
-    return "Packer $(packer --version)"
+    $packerVersion = packer --version
+    return $packerVersion
 }
 
 function Get-PhantomJSVersion {
diff --git a/images/win/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Tools.psm1 b/images/win/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Tools.psm1
index 71437bbe4..ebe898c3f 100644
--- a/images/win/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Tools.psm1
+++ b/images/win/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Tools.psm1
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ function Get-OpenSSLVersion {
 }
 
 function Get-PackerVersion {
-    return "Packer $(packer --version)"
+    $packerVersion = packer --version
+    return $packerVersion
 }
 
 function Get-ParcelVersion {