diff --git a/app/wyzebridge/bridge_utils.py b/app/wyzebridge/bridge_utils.py
index 60705b54..862b264a 100644
--- a/app/wyzebridge/bridge_utils.py
+++ b/app/wyzebridge/bridge_utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+import contextlib
 import os
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, Optional
 
 from wyzecam.api_models import WyzeCamera
 
@@ -64,3 +65,10 @@ def is_livestream(uri: str) -> bool:
     services = {"youtube", "facebook", "livestream"}
 
     return any(env_bool(f"{service}_{uri}") for service in services)
+
+
+def is_fw11(fw_ver: Optional[str]) -> bool:
+    with contextlib.suppress(IndexError, ValueError):
+        if fw_ver and int(fw_ver.split(".")[2]) > 10:
+            return True
+    return False
diff --git a/app/wyzebridge/wyze_control.py b/app/wyzebridge/wyze_control.py
index 8db08aaf..e2db8099 100644
--- a/app/wyzebridge/wyze_control.py
+++ b/app/wyzebridge/wyze_control.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from typing import Any, Optional
 
 import requests
-from wyzebridge.bridge_utils import env_bool
+from wyzebridge.bridge_utils import env_bool, is_fw11
 from wyzebridge.config import BOA_COOLDOWN, BOA_INTERVAL, IMG_PATH, MQTT_TOPIC
 from wyzebridge.logging import logger
 from wyzebridge.mqtt import MQTT_ENABLED, publish_messages
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ def camera_control(
     :param uri: URI-safe name of the camera.
     """
     boa = check_boa_enabled(sess, uri)
-    fw_11 = sess.camera.firmware_ver and sess.camera.firmware_ver.startswith("4.36.11")
 
     while sess.state == WyzeIOTCSessionState.AUTHENTICATION_SUCCEEDED:
         boa_control(sess, boa)
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ def camera_control(
             cmd = camera_cmd.get(timeout=BOA_INTERVAL)
             topic, payload = cmd if isinstance(cmd, tuple) else (cmd, None)
         except Empty:
-            update_params(sess, bool(fw_11))
+            update_params(sess)
             continue
 
         if topic == "caminfo":
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ def camera_control(
             resp = update_bit_fps(sess, topic, payload)
         else:
             # Use K10050GetVideoParam if newer firmware
-            if topic == "bitrate" and fw_11:
+            if topic == "bitrate" and is_fw11(sess.camera.firmware_ver):
                 cmd = "_bitrate"
             resp = send_tutk_msg(sess, cmd)
             if boa and cmd == "take_photo":
@@ -171,12 +170,13 @@ def camera_control(
         camera_info.put({topic: resp})
 
 
-def update_params(sess: WyzeIOTCSession, fw_11: bool = False):
+def update_params(sess: WyzeIOTCSession):
     """
     Update camera parameters.
     """
     if sess.state != WyzeIOTCSessionState.AUTHENTICATION_SUCCEEDED:
         return
+    fw_11 = is_fw11(sess.camera.firmware_ver)
 
     if MQTT_ENABLED or not fw_11:
         remove = {"bitrate", "res"} if fw_11 else set()