diff --git a/lib/routes.js b/lib/routes.js
index b1a7928d..20bcbc69 100644
--- a/lib/routes.js
+++ b/lib/routes.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const bodyParser = require('body-parser')
 const _ = require('lodash/fp')
 const express = require('express')
 const nmd = require('nano-markdown')
+const semver = require('semver')
 
 const dbErrorCodes = require('./db-error-codes')
 const options = require('./options')
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ const customers = require('./customers')
 const logs = require('./logs')
 const compliance = require('./compliance')
 
+const version = require('../package.json').version
+
 const argv = require('minimist')(process.argv.slice(2))
 
 const CLOCK_SKEW = 60 * 1000
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ function checkHasLightning (settings) {
 }
 
 function poll (req, res, next) {
+  const machineVersion = req.query.version
   const deviceId = req.deviceId
   const deviceTime = req.deviceTime
   const serialNumber = req.query.sn
@@ -75,6 +79,7 @@ function poll (req, res, next) {
       const response = {
         error: null,
         locale,
+        version,
         txLimit: config.cashInTransactionLimit,
         idVerificationEnabled: config.idVerificationEnabled,
         smsVerificationActive: config.smsVerificationActive,
@@ -108,6 +113,12 @@ function poll (req, res, next) {
         }
       }
 
+      // BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY 7.5
+      // machines before 7.5 expect t&c on poll
+      if (!machineVersion || semver.lt(machineVersion, '7.5.0-beta')) {
+        response.terms = config.termsScreenActive && config.termsScreenText ? createTerms(config) : null
+      }
+
       if (response.idVerificationEnabled) {
         response.idVerificationLimit = config.idVerificationLimit
       }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6bb7963b..fd4b0af5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -7816,6 +7816,14 @@
         "is-builtin-module": "^1.0.0",
         "semver": "2 || 3 || 4 || 5",
         "validate-npm-package-license": "^3.0.1"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "semver": {
+          "version": "5.7.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-5.7.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-sauaDf/PZdVgrLTNYHRtpXa1iRiKcaebiKQ1BJdpQlWH2lCvexQdX55snPFyK7QzpudqbCI0qXFfOasHdyNDGQ==",
+          "dev": true
+        }
       }
     },
     "normalize-path": {
@@ -9991,10 +9999,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-uztgbdaGN8okRoGhD97mxRIEkpQ="
     },
     "semver": {
-      "version": "5.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-5.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-d0Zt5YnNXTyV8TiqeLxWmjy10no=",
-      "dev": true
+      "version": "7.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ekM0zfiA9SCBlsKa2X1hxyxiI4L3B6EbVJkkdgQXnSEEaHlGdvyodMruTiulSRWMMB4NeIuYNMC9rTKTz97GxA=="
     },
     "semver-diff": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
@@ -10003,6 +10010,14 @@
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "semver": "^5.0.3"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "semver": {
+          "version": "5.7.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-5.7.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-sauaDf/PZdVgrLTNYHRtpXa1iRiKcaebiKQ1BJdpQlWH2lCvexQdX55snPFyK7QzpudqbCI0qXFfOasHdyNDGQ==",
+          "dev": true
+        }
       }
     },
     "send": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5eac4578..feb94f43 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     "pify": "^3.0.0",
     "pretty-ms": "^2.1.0",
     "promise-sequential": "^1.1.1",
+    "semver": "^7.1.3",
     "serve-static": "^1.12.4",
     "socket.io": "^2.0.3",
     "socket.io-client": "^2.0.3",