diff --git a/src/rebar_app_discover.erl b/src/rebar_app_discover.erl
index 0a5bede5..de6566bb 100644
--- a/src/rebar_app_discover.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_app_discover.erl
@@ -364,8 +364,9 @@ create_app_info(AppInfo, AppDir, AppFile) ->
             Applications = proplists:get_value(applications, AppDetails, []),
             IncludedApplications = proplists:get_value(included_applications, AppDetails, []),
             AppInfo1 = rebar_app_info:name(
-                         rebar_app_info:original_vsn(
-                           rebar_app_info:dir(AppInfo, AppDir), AppVsn), AppName),
+                         rebar_app_info:vsn(
+                           rebar_app_info:original_vsn(
+                             rebar_app_info:dir(AppInfo, AppDir), AppVsn), AppVsn), AppName),
             AppInfo2 = rebar_app_info:applications(
                          rebar_app_info:app_details(AppInfo1, AppDetails), Applications),
             AppInfo3 = rebar_app_info:included_applications(AppInfo2, IncludedApplications),
diff --git a/src/rebar_otp_app.erl b/src/rebar_otp_app.erl
index 892b22fe..a95cee8c 100644
--- a/src/rebar_otp_app.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_otp_app.erl
@@ -85,17 +85,16 @@ validate_app_modules(State, App, AppData) ->
     %% In general, the list of modules is an important thing to validate
     %% for compliance with OTP guidelines and upgrade procedures.
     %% However, some people prefer not to validate this list.
-    AppVsn = proplists:get_value(vsn, AppData),
     case rebar_state:get(State, validate_app_modules, true) of
         true ->
             case rebar_app_utils:validate_application_info(App, AppData) of
                 true ->
-                    {ok, rebar_app_info:original_vsn(rebar_app_info:vsn(App, AppVsn), AppVsn)};
+                    {ok, App};
                 Error ->
                     Error
             end;
         false ->
-            {ok, rebar_app_info:original_vsn(rebar_app_info:vsn(App, AppVsn), AppVsn)}
+            {ok, App}
     end.
 
 preprocess(State, AppInfo, AppSrcFile) ->