diff --git a/src/models/Device.ts b/src/models/Device.ts
index ae03634..7b25c13 100644
--- a/src/models/Device.ts
+++ b/src/models/Device.ts
@@ -182,6 +182,17 @@ export class Device {
   }
 
   private versionComparison(deviceVersion: string, requiredVersion: string): boolean {
+    // Feature explicitly not supported on this platform
+    if (!requiredVersion || requiredVersion === "N/A") {
+      return false;
+    }
+  
+    // Device firmware missing / unset
+    if (!deviceVersion || deviceVersion.trim() === "") {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    //compare the versions
     const parse = (v: string) => {
       const [core, pre] = v.split("-");
       const parts = core.split(".").map(n => parseInt(n, 10));