diff --git a/imas/command/cli.py b/imas/command/cli.py
index 5e18d008..a270d834 100644
--- a/imas/command/cli.py
+++ b/imas/command/cli.py
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ def print_ids(uri, ids, occurrence, print_all):
     ids         Name of the IDS to print (e.g. "core_profiles").
     occurrence  Which occurrence to print (defaults to 0).
     """
-    min_version_guard(Version("5.0"))
     setup_rich_log_handler(False)
 
     with DBEntry(uri, "r") as dbentry:
diff --git a/imas/command/helpers.py b/imas/command/helpers.py
index 8c664306..cded9ef1 100644
--- a/imas/command/helpers.py
+++ b/imas/command/helpers.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def min_version_guard(al_version: Version):
         al_version: Minimum imas_core version required for this command.
     """
     used_version = ll_interface._al_version
-    if used_version >= al_version:
+    if used_version and used_version >= al_version:
         return
     click.echo(
         f"This command requires at least version {al_version} of the Access Layer."