diff --git a/pkg/zabbix/zabbix.go b/pkg/zabbix/zabbix.go
index a61ceba..8543287 100644
--- a/pkg/zabbix/zabbix.go
+++ b/pkg/zabbix/zabbix.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func (ds *Zabbix) Request(ctx context.Context, apiReq *ZabbixAPIRequest) (*simpl
 		version, err := ds.GetVersion(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			ds.logger.Error("Error querying Zabbix version", "error", err)
+			ds.version = -1
 		} else {
 			ds.logger.Debug("Got Zabbix version", "version", version)
 			ds.version = version