diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/flame/FlameModPage.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/flame/FlameModPage.cpp
index 80f3de19..a816c681 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/flame/FlameModPage.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/flame/FlameModPage.cpp
@@ -140,14 +140,15 @@ void FlameModPage::onSelectionChanged(QModelIndex first, QModelIndex second)
             auto packProfile = ((MinecraftInstance *)m_instance)->getPackProfile();
             QString mcVersion =  packProfile->getComponentVersion("net.minecraft");
             QString loaderString = (packProfile->getComponentVersion("net.minecraftforge").isEmpty()) ? "fabric" : "forge";
-            for(const auto& version : current.versions) {
+            for(int i = 0; i < current.versions.size(); i++) {
+                auto version = current.versions[i];
                 if(!version.mcVersion.contains(mcVersion)){
                     continue;
                 }
-                ui->versionSelectionBox->addItem(version.version, QVariant(version.downloadUrl));
+                ui->versionSelectionBox->addItem(version.version, QVariant(i));
             }
             if(ui->versionSelectionBox->count() == 0){
-                ui->versionSelectionBox->addItem(tr("No Valid Version found!"), QVariant(""));
+                ui->versionSelectionBox->addItem(tr("No Valid Version found!"), QVariant(-1));
             }
 
             suggestCurrent();
@@ -156,11 +157,11 @@ void FlameModPage::onSelectionChanged(QModelIndex first, QModelIndex second)
     }
     else
     {
-        for(auto version : current.versions) {
-            ui->versionSelectionBox->addItem(version.version, QVariant(version.downloadUrl));
+        for(int i = 0; i < current.versions.size(); i++) {
+            ui->versionSelectionBox->addItem(current.versions[i].version, QVariant(i));
         }
         if(ui->versionSelectionBox->count() == 0){
-            ui->versionSelectionBox->addItem(tr("No Valid Version found!"), QVariant(""));
+            ui->versionSelectionBox->addItem(tr("No Valid Version found!"), QVariant(-1));
         }
         suggestCurrent();
     }
@@ -173,22 +174,23 @@ void FlameModPage::suggestCurrent()
         return;
     }
 
-    if (selectedVersion.isEmpty())
+    if (selectedVersion == -1)
     {
         dialog->setSuggestedMod();
         return;
     }
 
-    dialog->setSuggestedMod(current.name, new ModDownloadTask(selectedVersion, current.versions.at(0).fileName ,dialog->mods));
+    auto version = current.versions[selectedVersion];
+    dialog->setSuggestedMod(current.name, new ModDownloadTask(version.downloadUrl, version.fileName , dialog->mods));
 }
 
 void FlameModPage::onVersionSelectionChanged(QString data)
 {
     if(data.isNull() || data.isEmpty())
     {
-        selectedVersion = "";
+        selectedVersion = -1;
         return;
     }
-    selectedVersion = ui->versionSelectionBox->currentData().toString();
+    selectedVersion = ui->versionSelectionBox->currentData().toInt();
     suggestCurrent();
 }
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/flame/FlameModPage.h b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/flame/FlameModPage.h
index 85c68620..8fa3248a 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/flame/FlameModPage.h
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/flame/FlameModPage.h
@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@ private:
     FlameMod::ListModel* listModel = nullptr;
     FlameMod::IndexedPack current;
 
-    QString selectedVersion;
+    int selectedVersion = -1;
 };
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthModel.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthModel.cpp
index 71574156..5a18830a 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthModel.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthModel.cpp
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 #include "minecraft/MinecraftInstance.h"
 #include "minecraft/PackProfile.h"
 #include "ModrinthPage.h"
+#include "ui/dialogs/ModDownloadDialog.h"
 #include <Json.h>
 
 #include <MMCStrings.h>
 #include <Version.h>
 
 #include <QtMath>
+#include <QMessageBox>
 
 
 namespace Modrinth {
@@ -250,6 +252,12 @@ void Modrinth::ListModel::searchRequestFinished()
 
 void Modrinth::ListModel::searchRequestFailed(QString reason)
 {
+    if(jobPtr->first()->m_reply->attribute(QNetworkRequest::HttpStatusCodeAttribute).toInt() == 409){
+        //409 Gone, notify user to update
+        QMessageBox::critical(nullptr, tr("Error"), tr("Modrinth API version too old!\nPlease update PolyMC!"));
+        //self-destruct
+        ((ModDownloadDialog *)((ModrinthPage *)parent())->parentWidget())->reject();
+    }
     jobPtr.reset();
 
     if(searchState == ResetRequested) {
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthPage.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthPage.cpp
index ee3c9e76..c5a54c29 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthPage.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthPage.cpp
@@ -125,14 +125,15 @@ void ModrinthPage::onSelectionChanged(QModelIndex first, QModelIndex second)
             auto packProfile = ((MinecraftInstance *)m_instance)->getPackProfile();
             QString mcVersion =  packProfile->getComponentVersion("net.minecraft");
             QString loaderString = (packProfile->getComponentVersion("net.minecraftforge").isEmpty()) ? "fabric" : "forge";
-            for(const auto& version : current.versions) {
+            for(int i = 0; i < current.versions.size(); i++) {
+                auto version = current.versions[i];
                 if(!version.mcVersion.contains(mcVersion) || !version.loaders.contains(loaderString)){
                     continue;
                 }
-                ui->versionSelectionBox->addItem(version.version, QVariant(version.downloadUrl));
+                ui->versionSelectionBox->addItem(version.version, QVariant(i));
             }
             if(ui->versionSelectionBox->count() == 0){
-                ui->versionSelectionBox->addItem(tr("No Valid Version found !"), QVariant(""));
+                ui->versionSelectionBox->addItem(tr("No Valid Version found !"), QVariant(-1));
             }
 
             suggestCurrent();
@@ -141,11 +142,11 @@ void ModrinthPage::onSelectionChanged(QModelIndex first, QModelIndex second)
     }
     else
     {
-        for(auto version : current.versions) {
-            ui->versionSelectionBox->addItem(version.version, QVariant(version.downloadUrl));
+        for(int i = 0; i < current.versions.size(); i++) {
+            ui->versionSelectionBox->addItem(current.versions[i].version, QVariant(i));
         }
         if(ui->versionSelectionBox->count() == 0){
-            ui->versionSelectionBox->addItem(tr("No Valid Version found !"), QVariant(""));
+            ui->versionSelectionBox->addItem(tr("No Valid Version found !"), QVariant(-1));
         }
         suggestCurrent();
     }
@@ -158,22 +159,22 @@ void ModrinthPage::suggestCurrent()
         return;
     }
 
-    if (selectedVersion.isEmpty())
+    if (selectedVersion == -1)
     {
         dialog->setSuggestedMod();
         return;
     }
-
-    dialog->setSuggestedMod(current.name, new ModDownloadTask(selectedVersion, current.versions.at(0).fileName ,dialog->mods));
+    auto version = current.versions[selectedVersion];
+    dialog->setSuggestedMod(current.name, new ModDownloadTask(version.downloadUrl, version.fileName , dialog->mods));
 }
 
 void ModrinthPage::onVersionSelectionChanged(QString data)
 {
     if(data.isNull() || data.isEmpty())
     {
-        selectedVersion = "";
+        selectedVersion = -1;
         return;
     }
-    selectedVersion = ui->versionSelectionBox->currentData().toString();
+    selectedVersion = ui->versionSelectionBox->currentData().toInt();
     suggestCurrent();
 }
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthPage.h b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthPage.h
index 3748d836..3c517069 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthPage.h
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthPage.h
@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@ private:
     Modrinth::ListModel* listModel = nullptr;
     Modrinth::IndexedPack current;
 
-    QString selectedVersion;
+    int selectedVersion = -1;
 };