diff --git a/scripts/get_os.sh b/scripts/get_os.sh
index 0a4a2eb7..e622e2c9 100644
--- a/scripts/get_os.sh
+++ b/scripts/get_os.sh
@@ -37,12 +37,51 @@ usage()
 	[ "$1" ] && exit $1
 }
 
+cmd_name_version()
+{
+	if [ -r /etc/os-release ]; then
+		. /etc/os-release
+		if [ "$opt_verbose" ]; then
+			echo $NAME $VERSION
+		else
+			if grep -qi tumbleweed /etc/os-release; then
+				echo suse-tumbleweed
+			else
+				echo $ID-$VERSION_ID | sed 's/opensuse/suse/g'
+			fi
+		fi
+		exit
+	fi
+
+	if [ -e /etc/SuSE-release ]; then
+		if [ "$opt_verbose" ]; then
+			head -1 /etc/SuSE-release
+		else
+			VERSION="`grep VERSION /etc/SuSE-release | sed -e 's/.*=//; s/ //g'`"
+			echo suse-$VERSION
+		fi
+		exit
+	fi
+
+	if [ "$opt_verbose" ]; then
+		uname -a
+	else
+		uname -r
+	fi
+}
+
+cmd_version()
+{
+	cmd_name_version | cut -d- -f2-
+}
+
 # --- here we go
 
 myname=`basename $0`
 release_file=/etc/os-release
+cmd=name_version
 
-set -- `getopt 'hv' $*`
+set -- `getopt 'hvV' $*`
 while [ "$1" != -- ] ; do
 case "$1" in
 	-h)
@@ -51,6 +90,9 @@ case "$1" in
 	-v)
 		opt_verbose=1;
 		;;
+	-V)
+		cmd=version
+		;;
 	*)
 		usage 1
 		;;
@@ -59,32 +101,5 @@ shift
 done
 shift
 
-if [ -r /etc/os-release ]; then
-	. /etc/os-release
-	if [ "$opt_verbose" ]; then
-		echo $NAME $VERSION
-	else
-		if grep -qi tumbleweed /etc/os-release; then
-			echo suse-tumbleweed
-		else
-			echo $ID-$VERSION_ID | sed 's/opensuse/suse/g'
-		fi
-	fi
-	exit
-fi
+eval cmd_$cmd
 
-if [ -e /etc/SuSE-release ]; then
-	if [ "$opt_verbose" ]; then
-		head -1 /etc/SuSE-release
-	else
-		VERSION="`grep VERSION /etc/SuSE-release | sed -e 's/.*=//; s/ //g'`"
-		echo suse-$VERSION
-	fi
-	exit
-fi
-
-if [ "$opt_verbose" ]; then
-	uname -a
-else
-	uname -r
-fi