diff --git a/resource/version/server.lua b/resource/version/server.lua
index 2aba3bd..969b97f 100644
--- a/resource/version/server.lua
+++ b/resource/version/server.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 function lib.versionCheck(repository)
 	local resource = GetInvokingResource() or GetCurrentResourceName()
 
+	local currentVersion = GetResourceMetadata(resource, 'version', 0)
+
+	if currentVersion then
+		currentVersion = currentVersion:match('%d%.%d+%.%d+')
+	end
+
+	if not currentVersion then return print(("^1Unable to determine current resource version for '%s' ^0"):format(resource)) end
+
 	SetTimeout(1000, function()
 		PerformHttpRequest(('https://api.github.com/repos/%s/releases/latest'):format(repository), function(status, response)
 			if status ~= 200 then return end
@@ -8,9 +16,6 @@ function lib.versionCheck(repository)
 			response = json.decode(response)
 			if response.prerelease then return end
 
-			local currentVersion = GetResourceMetadata(resource, 'version', 0):match('%d%.%d+%.%d+')
-			if not currentVersion then return end
-
 			local latestVersion = response.tag_name:match('%d%.%d+%.%d+')
 			if not latestVersion then return end