diff --git a/src/u_common.pas b/src/u_common.pas
index 7ed74bec..dae92e48 100644
--- a/src/u_common.pas
+++ b/src/u_common.pas
@@ -351,6 +351,9 @@ type
   // Converts the delta between two calls to GetTickCount64 to a string indicating a duration.
   function formatTicksAsDuration(ticks: UInt64): string;
 
+  // Returns wether runing in a dark DE
+  function isDarkDE(): boolean;
+
   (**
    * Compares two TPoints.
    *)
@@ -1562,6 +1565,11 @@ begin
   result += value[p .. value.length];
 end;
 
+function isDarkDE(): boolean;
+begin
+  result := clBackground < clCaptionText;
+end;
+
 {$IFDEF DEBUG}
 initialization
 
diff --git a/src/u_dcd.pas b/src/u_dcd.pas
index 5e507abc..70d372b3 100644
--- a/src/u_dcd.pas
+++ b/src/u_dcd.pas
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ type
     fProj: ICommonProject;
     fPortAsProcParam: string;
     fVersion: TSemVer;
-    fCanRemove: boolean;
     procedure killServer;
     procedure terminateClient; {$IFNDEF DEBUG}inline;{$ENDIF}
     procedure waitClient; {$IFNDEF DEBUG}inline;{$ENDIF}
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ var
 begin
   inherited;
 
-  fVersion.init('v0.0.0');
+  fVersion.init('v0.0.0', false);
   fname := getDocPath + optsname;
   if fname.fileExists then
     loadFromFile(fname);
@@ -137,16 +136,6 @@ begin
   fTempLines := TStringList.Create;
   fImportCache := TStringHashSet.Create;
 
-  fClient.Parameters.Add('--version');
-  fClient.Execute;
-  processOutputToStrings(fClient, fTempLines);
-  while fClient.Running do ;
-  fVersion.init(fTempLines.strictText);
-  r.major := 0;
-  r.minor := 9;
-  r.patch := 10;
-  fCanRemove := fVersion > r;
-
   if fServer.isAssigned then
   begin
     fServer.Execute;
@@ -442,8 +431,6 @@ end;
 
 procedure TDcdWrapper.remImportFolder(const folder: string);
 begin
-  if not fCanRemove then
-    exit;
   if not fAvailable or not fServerListening or not fImportCache.contains(folder) then
     exit;
 
@@ -460,8 +447,6 @@ var
   i: string;
   c: integer;
 begin
-  if not fCanRemove then
-    exit;
   if not fAvailable or not fServerListening then
     exit;
 
diff --git a/src/u_dubproject.pas b/src/u_dubproject.pas
index 3295a85b..45a3c895 100644
--- a/src/u_dubproject.pas
+++ b/src/u_dubproject.pas
@@ -326,9 +326,9 @@ var
 begin
   v := new(PSemVer);
   if value = 'vmaster' then
-    v^.init('v0.0.0-master')
+    v^.init('v0.0.0-master', false)
   else try
-    v^.init(value);
+    v^.init(value, true);
   except
     dispose(v);
     exit;
@@ -1726,18 +1726,18 @@ procedure TDubProject.updateImportPathsFromJson;
             p := '0.0.0';
           end
           else if (p = 'master') or (v = '~master') then
-            q.init('v0.0.0-master')
+            q.init('v0.0.0-master', false)
           else
           begin
             try
-              q.init('v' + p);
+              q.init('v' + p, true);
             except
               // while editing a DUB project from the DUB project editor,
               // '<value>', i.e "undefined JSON value" can be found here.
               // So get DUB to fetch the most recent if the 'autoFetch' IDE option
               // is ON, even if another version is set later.
               o := '>=';
-              q.init('v0.0.0');
+              q.init('v0.0.0', false);
             end;
           end;
 
diff --git a/src/u_semver.pas b/src/u_semver.pas
index 32d82051..afa1c004 100644
--- a/src/u_semver.pas
+++ b/src/u_semver.pas
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type
   public
     // Initializes with the semVer text.
     // When throw is set to true an Exception is  raised if the format is not compliant.
-    procedure init(const text: string; throw: boolean = true);
+    procedure init(const text: string; throw: boolean);
 
     // Indicates wether the version is not a final release.
     function isPreRelease: boolean;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ implementation
 var v1, v2: TSemVer;
 {$ENDIF}
 
-procedure TSemVer.init(const text: string; throw: boolean = true);
+procedure TSemVer.init(const text: string; throw: boolean);
 
   procedure resetFields();
   begin
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ begin
   if throw and (r.front <> 'v') then
     error('Invalid semVer format, the text must start with "v"');
   r.popFront;
-  fMajor := r.takeUntil('.').yield.ToInteger;
+  fMajor := StrToInt64Def(r.takeUntil('.').yield, 0);
   if throw and r.empty then
     error('Invalid semVer format, minor and patch miss');
-  fMinor := r.popFront^.takeUntil('.').yield.ToInteger;
+  fMinor := StrToInt64Def(r.popFront^.takeUntil('.').yield, 0);
   if not r.empty then
-    fPatch := r.popFront^.takeWhile(['0'..'9']).yield.ToInteger;
+    fPatch :=  StrToInt64Def(r.popFront^.takeWhile(['0'..'9']).yield, 0);
   if not r.empty then
     fAdditional := r.popFront^.takeUntil(#0).yield;
   fValid := true;