diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse/Configuration/ConfigurationCategories/CustomizationConfiguration.cs b/ProjectLighthouse/Configuration/ConfigurationCategories/CustomizationConfiguration.cs
index d552eb1c..2ac58fdc 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse/Configuration/ConfigurationCategories/CustomizationConfiguration.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse/Configuration/ConfigurationCategories/CustomizationConfiguration.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ namespace LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Configuration.ConfigurationCategories;
 public class CustomizationConfiguration
 {
     public string ServerName { get; set; } = "Project Lighthouse";
-    public string EnvironmentName { get; set; } = "lighthouse";
-    public bool UseNumericRevisionNumber { get; set; } = false;
+    public string EnvironmentName { get; set; } = "project-lighthouse";
+    public bool UseLessReliableNumericRevisionNumberingSystem { get; set; } = false;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse/Helpers/VersionHelper.cs b/ProjectLighthouse/Helpers/VersionHelper.cs
index 44961dad..741247f4 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse/Helpers/VersionHelper.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse/Helpers/VersionHelper.cs
@@ -8,13 +8,25 @@ public static class VersionHelper
 {
     static VersionHelper()
     {
-        string rawRevision = "<unknown>";
+        string commitNumber = "invalid";
         try
         {
             CommitHash = ResourceHelper.ReadManifestFile("gitVersion.txt");
             Branch = ResourceHelper.ReadManifestFile("gitBranch.txt");
-            rawRevision = ServerConfiguration.Instance.Customization.UseNumericRevisionNumber ? ResourceHelper.ReadManifestFile("gitRevCount.txt") : $"{CommitHash}_{Build}";
-            Revision = (Branch == "main") ? $"r{rawRevision}" : $"{Branch}_r{rawRevision}";
+            bool isShallowRepo = ResourceHelper.ReadManifestFile("gitIsShallowRepo.txt") == "true";
+            if (isShallowRepo)
+            {
+                Logger.Warn
+                (
+                    "The UseLessReliavleNumericRevisionNumberingSystem option is not supported for builds made from a shallow clone." +
+                    "Please perform a full clone if you want to use numeric revision numbers." +
+                    "UseLessReliavleNumericRevisionNumberingSystem is now disabled.",
+                    LogArea.Startup
+                );
+                ServerConfiguration.Instance.Customization.UseLessReliableNumericRevisionNumberingSystem = false;
+            }
+            commitNumber = ServerConfiguration.Instance.Customization.UseLessReliableNumericRevisionNumberingSystem ? ResourceHelper.ReadManifestFile("gitRevCount.txt") : $"{CommitHash}_{Build}";
+            OrdinalCommitNumber = (Branch == "main") ? $"r{commitNumber}" : $"{Branch}_r{commitNumber}";
 
             string remotesFile = ResourceHelper.ReadManifestFile("gitRemotes.txt");
 
@@ -51,16 +63,16 @@ public static class VersionHelper
                 "Please make sure you are properly disclosing the source code to any users who may be using this instance.",
                 LogArea.Startup
             );
-            Revision = $"{Branch}-dirty_r{rawRevision}";
+            OrdinalCommitNumber = $"{Branch}-dirty_r{commitNumber}";
             CanCheckForUpdates = false;
         }
     }
 
     public static string CommitHash { get; set; }
     public static string Branch { get; set; }
-    public static string Revision { get; set; }
-    public static string EnvVer => $"{ServerConfiguration.Instance.Customization.EnvironmentName} {Revision}";
-    public static string FullVersion => $"Project Lighthouse {Branch}@{CommitHash} {Build} ({EnvVer})";
+    public static string OrdinalCommitNumber { get; set; }
+    public static string EnvVer => $"{ServerConfiguration.Instance.Customization.EnvironmentName} {OrdinalCommitNumber}";
+    public static string FullVersion => $"Project Lighthouse {Branch}@{CommitHash} {Build} ({(ServerConfiguration.Instance.Customization.UseLessReliableNumericRevisionNumberingSystem ? EnvVer : ServerConfiguration.Instance.Customization.EnvironmentName)})";
     public static bool IsDirty => CommitHash.EndsWith("-dirty") || CommitsOutOfDate != 1 || CommitHash == "invalid" || Branch == "invalid";
     public static int CommitsOutOfDate { get; set; }
     public static bool CanCheckForUpdates { get; set; }
diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse/ProjectLighthouse.csproj b/ProjectLighthouse/ProjectLighthouse.csproj
index b2df14d8..329ced2f 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse/ProjectLighthouse.csproj
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse/ProjectLighthouse.csproj
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
         <EmbeddedResource Include="gitRevCount.txt">
             <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
         </EmbeddedResource>
+		<None Remove="gitIsShallowRepo.txt" />
+		<EmbeddedResource Include="gitIsShallowRepo.txt">
+			<CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+		</EmbeddedResource>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <Target Name="PreBuild" BeforeTargets="PreBuildEvent">
+		<Exec Command="git rev-parse --is-shallow-repository &gt; &quot;$(ProjectDir)/gitIsShallowRepo.txt&quot;" />
         <Exec Command="git describe --long --always --dirty --exclude=\* --abbrev=8 &gt; &quot;$(ProjectDir)/gitVersion.txt&quot;" />
 		<Exec Command="git rev-list HEAD --count &gt; &quot;$(ProjectDir)/gitRevCount.txt&quot;" />
         <Exec Command="git branch --show-current &gt; &quot;$(ProjectDir)/gitBranch.txt&quot;" />
diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse/gitIsShallowRepo.txt b/ProjectLighthouse/gitIsShallowRepo.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c508d536
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse/gitIsShallowRepo.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+false