diff --git a/Bloxstrap/Bootstrapper.cs b/Bloxstrap/Bootstrapper.cs
index d6f531d..e44dd49 100644
--- a/Bloxstrap/Bootstrapper.cs
+++ b/Bloxstrap/Bootstrapper.cs
@@ -191,6 +191,30 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
 
             ClientVersion clientVersion = await RobloxDeployment.GetInfo(App.Settings.Prop.Channel);
 
+            if (clientVersion.IsBehindDefaultChannel)
+            {
+                MessageBoxResult action = App.Settings.Prop.ChannelChangeMode switch
+                {
+                    ChannelChangeMode.Prompt => Controls.ShowMessageBox(
+                        $"The channel you're currently on ({App.Settings.Prop.Channel}) is out of date, and appears to no longer be receiving updates.\n" +
+                        $"Would you like to switch to the default channel ({RobloxDeployment.DefaultChannel})?",
+                        MessageBoxImage.Warning,
+                        MessageBoxButton.YesNo
+                    ),
+                    ChannelChangeMode.Automatic => MessageBoxResult.Yes,
+                    ChannelChangeMode.Ignore => MessageBoxResult.No,
+                    _ => MessageBoxResult.None
+                };
+
+                if (action == MessageBoxResult.Yes)
+                {
+                    App.Logger.WriteLine("Bootstrapper::CheckLatestVersion", $"Changed Roblox channel from {App.Settings.Prop.Channel} to {RobloxDeployment.DefaultChannel}");
+
+                    App.Settings.Prop.Channel = RobloxDeployment.DefaultChannel;
+                    clientVersion = await RobloxDeployment.GetInfo(App.Settings.Prop.Channel);
+                }
+            }
+
             _latestVersionGuid = clientVersion.VersionGuid;
             _versionFolder = Path.Combine(Paths.Versions, _latestVersionGuid);
             _versionPackageManifest = await PackageManifest.Get(_latestVersionGuid);
diff --git a/Bloxstrap/ProtocolHandler.cs b/Bloxstrap/ProtocolHandler.cs
index c0fdd94..44ff873 100644
--- a/Bloxstrap/ProtocolHandler.cs
+++ b/Bloxstrap/ProtocolHandler.cs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
                     return;
             }
 
-            App.Logger.WriteLine("Protocol::ParseUri", $"Changed Roblox build channel from {App.Settings.Prop.Channel} to {channel}");
+            App.Logger.WriteLine("Protocol::ParseUri", $"Changed Roblox channel from {App.Settings.Prop.Channel} to {channel}");
             App.Settings.Prop.Channel = channel;
         }
 
diff --git a/Bloxstrap/RobloxDeployment.cs b/Bloxstrap/RobloxDeployment.cs
index bc04a53..cec53f2 100644
--- a/Bloxstrap/RobloxDeployment.cs
+++ b/Bloxstrap/RobloxDeployment.cs
@@ -120,7 +120,15 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
 
                 clientVersion = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<ClientVersion>(rawResponse)!;
             }
-            
+
+            // check if channel is behind LIVE
+            if (channel != DefaultChannel)
+            {
+                var defaultClientVersion = await GetInfo(DefaultChannel);
+
+                if (Utilities.CompareVersions(clientVersion.Version, defaultClientVersion.Version) == -1)
+                    clientVersion.IsBehindDefaultChannel = true;
+            }
 
             // for preferences
             if (extraInformation && clientVersion.Timestamp is null)
@@ -138,15 +146,6 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
                     App.Logger.WriteLine(LOG_IDENT, $"{manifestUrl} - Last-Modified: {lastModified}");
                     clientVersion.Timestamp = DateTime.Parse(lastModified).ToLocalTime();
                 }
-
-                // check if channel is behind LIVE
-                if (channel != DefaultChannel)
-                {
-                    var defaultClientVersion = await GetInfo(DefaultChannel);
-
-                    if (Utilities.CompareVersions(clientVersion.Version, defaultClientVersion.Version) == -1)
-                        clientVersion.IsBehindDefaultChannel = true;
-                }
             }
 
             ClientVersionCache[channel] = clientVersion;