diff --git a/client/system/info_freebsd.go b/client/system/info_freebsd.go
index 148fbcb6b3e..454e58a0b68 100644
--- a/client/system/info_freebsd.go
+++ b/client/system/info_freebsd.go
@@ -34,14 +34,23 @@ func GetInfo(ctx context.Context) *Info {
 		Platform: detect_platform.Detect(ctx),
 	}
 
-	gio := &Info{Kernel: osInfo[0], Platform: runtime.GOARCH, OS: osInfo[2], GoOS: runtime.GOOS, CPUs: runtime.NumCPU(), KernelVersion: osInfo[1], Environment: env}
+	osName, osVersion := readOsReleaseFile()
 
 	systemHostname, _ := os.Hostname()
-	gio.Hostname = extractDeviceName(ctx, systemHostname)
-	gio.WiretrusteeVersion = version.NetbirdVersion()
-	gio.UIVersion = extractUserAgent(ctx)
 
-	return gio
+	return &Info{
+		GoOS:               runtime.GOOS,
+		Kernel:             osInfo[0],
+		Platform:           runtime.GOARCH,
+		OS:                 osName,
+		OSVersion:          osVersion,
+		Hostname:           extractDeviceName(ctx, systemHostname),
+		CPUs:               runtime.NumCPU(),
+		WiretrusteeVersion: version.NetbirdVersion(),
+		UIVersion:          extractUserAgent(ctx),
+		KernelVersion:      osInfo[1],
+		Environment:        env,
+	}
 }
 
 func _getInfo() string {
diff --git a/client/system/info_linux.go b/client/system/info_linux.go
index 652bc111518..1c5405d4dff 100644
--- a/client/system/info_linux.go
+++ b/client/system/info_linux.go
@@ -28,28 +28,11 @@ func GetInfo(ctx context.Context) *Info {
 		time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
 	}
 
-	releaseInfo := _getReleaseInfo()
-	for strings.Contains(info, "broken pipe") {
-		releaseInfo = _getReleaseInfo()
-		time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
-	}
-
-	osRelease := strings.Split(releaseInfo, "\n")
-	var osName string
-	var osVer string
-	for _, s := range osRelease {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(s, "NAME=") {
-			osName = strings.Split(s, "=")[1]
-			osName = strings.ReplaceAll(osName, "\"", "")
-		} else if strings.HasPrefix(s, "VERSION_ID=") {
-			osVer = strings.Split(s, "=")[1]
-			osVer = strings.ReplaceAll(osVer, "\"", "")
-		}
-	}
-
 	osStr := strings.ReplaceAll(info, "\n", "")
 	osStr = strings.ReplaceAll(osStr, "\r\n", "")
 	osInfo := strings.Split(osStr, " ")
+
+	osName, osVersion := readOsReleaseFile()
 	if osName == "" {
 		osName = osInfo[3]
 	}
@@ -72,7 +55,7 @@ func GetInfo(ctx context.Context) *Info {
 		Kernel:             osInfo[0],
 		Platform:           osInfo[2],
 		OS:                 osName,
-		OSVersion:          osVer,
+		OSVersion:          osVersion,
 		Hostname:           extractDeviceName(ctx, systemHostname),
 		GoOS:               runtime.GOOS,
 		CPUs:               runtime.NumCPU(),
@@ -103,20 +86,6 @@ func _getInfo() string {
 	return out.String()
 }
 
-func _getReleaseInfo() string {
-	cmd := exec.Command("cat", "/etc/os-release")
-	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader("some")
-	var out bytes.Buffer
-	var stderr bytes.Buffer
-	cmd.Stdout = &out
-	cmd.Stderr = &stderr
-	err := cmd.Run()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("geucwReleaseInfo: %s", err)
-	}
-	return out.String()
-}
-
 func sysInfo() (serialNumber string, productName string, manufacturer string) {
 	var si sysinfo.SysInfo
 	si.GetSysInfo()
diff --git a/client/system/osrelease_unix.go b/client/system/osrelease_unix.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..851633248b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/system/osrelease_unix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+//go:build (linux && !android) || freebsd
+
+package system
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+func readOsReleaseFile() (osName string, osVer string) {
+	file, err := os.Open("/etc/os-release")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("failed to open file /etc/os-release: %s", err)
+		return "", ""
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "NAME=") {
+			osName = strings.ReplaceAll(strings.Split(line, "=")[1], "\"", "")
+			continue
+		}
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "VERSION_ID=") {
+			osVer = strings.ReplaceAll(strings.Split(line, "=")[1], "\"", "")
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if osName != "" && osVer != "" {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}