diff --git a/launcher/ui/dialogs/VersionSelectDialog.cpp b/launcher/ui/dialogs/VersionSelectDialog.cpp
index c61d10578..876d7470e 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/dialogs/VersionSelectDialog.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/dialogs/VersionSelectDialog.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ void VersionSelectDialog::setResizeOn(int column)
 int VersionSelectDialog::exec()
 {
     QDialog::open();
-    m_versionWidget->initialize(m_vlist);
+    m_versionWidget->initialize(m_vlist, true);
     m_versionWidget->selectSearch();
     if (resizeOnColumn != -1) {
         m_versionWidget->setResizeOn(resizeOnColumn);
diff --git a/launcher/ui/dialogs/VersionSelectDialog.h b/launcher/ui/dialogs/VersionSelectDialog.h
index 34c5e66f8..65ea64fd9 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/dialogs/VersionSelectDialog.h
+++ b/launcher/ui/dialogs/VersionSelectDialog.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class VersionSelectDialog : public QDialog {
 
    public:
     explicit VersionSelectDialog(BaseVersionList* vlist, QString title, QWidget* parent = 0, bool cancelable = true);
-    virtual ~VersionSelectDialog() {};
+    virtual ~VersionSelectDialog() = default;
 
     int exec() override;
 
diff --git a/launcher/ui/widgets/VersionSelectWidget.cpp b/launcher/ui/widgets/VersionSelectWidget.cpp
index 1a62e689b..2d735d18f 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/widgets/VersionSelectWidget.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/widgets/VersionSelectWidget.cpp
@@ -105,14 +105,14 @@ bool VersionSelectWidget::eventFilter(QObject* watched, QEvent* event)
     return QObject::eventFilter(watched, event);
 }
 
-void VersionSelectWidget::initialize(BaseVersionList* vlist)
+void VersionSelectWidget::initialize(BaseVersionList* vlist, bool forceLoad)
 {
     m_vlist = vlist;
     m_proxyModel->setSourceModel(vlist);
     listView->header()->setSectionResizeMode(QHeaderView::ResizeToContents);
     listView->header()->setSectionResizeMode(resizeOnColumn, QHeaderView::Stretch);
 
-    if (!m_vlist->isLoaded()) {
+    if (!m_vlist->isLoaded() || forceLoad) {
         loadList();
     } else {
         if (m_proxyModel->rowCount() == 0) {
diff --git a/launcher/ui/widgets/VersionSelectWidget.h b/launcher/ui/widgets/VersionSelectWidget.h
index d8d8506ea..c16d4c0dd 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/widgets/VersionSelectWidget.h
+++ b/launcher/ui/widgets/VersionSelectWidget.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class VersionSelectWidget : public QWidget {
     ~VersionSelectWidget();
 
     //! loads the list if needed.
-    void initialize(BaseVersionList* vlist);
+    void initialize(BaseVersionList* vlist, bool forceLoad = false);
 
     //! Starts a task that loads the list.
     void loadList();