diff --git a/invokeai/app/api/routers/models.py b/invokeai/app/api/routers/models.py
index e774ba81f8..fab5377c02 100644
--- a/invokeai/app/api/routers/models.py
+++ b/invokeai/app/api/routers/models.py
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ async def control_download_jobs(
             job_mgr.change_job_priority(job_id, priority_delta)
 
         else:
-            raise ValueError(f"Unknown operation {operation.value}")
+            raise ValueError("priority_delta must be set for the CHANGE_PRIORITY operation")
         bytes = 0
         total_bytes = 0
         if isinstance(job, DownloadJobRemoteSource):
diff --git a/invokeai/app/api_app.py b/invokeai/app/api_app.py
index dd02a891e4..709f1a3cf8 100644
--- a/invokeai/app/api_app.py
+++ b/invokeai/app/api_app.py
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ app.mount("/", StaticFiles(directory=Path(web_dir.__path__[0], "dist"), html=Tru
 
 
 def invoke_api():
+    if app_config.version:
+        print(f"InvokeAI version {__version__}")
+        return
+
     def find_port(port: int):
         """Find a port not in use starting at given port"""
         # Taken from https://waylonwalker.com/python-find-available-port/, thanks Waylon!
@@ -213,10 +217,6 @@ def invoke_api():
 
     from invokeai.backend.install.check_root import check_invokeai_root
 
-    if app_config.version:
-        print(f"InvokeAI version {__version__}")
-        return
-
     check_invokeai_root(app_config)  # note, may exit with an exception if root not set up
 
     if app_config.dev_reload:
@@ -256,7 +256,4 @@ def invoke_api():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    if app_config.version:
-        print(f"InvokeAI version {__version__}")
-    else:
-        invoke_api()
+    invoke_api()