diff --git a/minecraft/minecraft-lib.pl b/minecraft/minecraft-lib.pl
index 12744cedc..0d2f26fa7 100644
--- a/minecraft/minecraft-lib.pl
+++ b/minecraft/minecraft-lib.pl
@@ -931,13 +931,16 @@ return undef;
 }
 
 # update_last_check()
-# If the last check time is too old, check for the latest version
+# If the last check time is too old OR the version has changed, check for the
+# latest version
 sub update_last_check
 {
-if (time() - $config{'last_check'} > 6*60*60) {
+if (time() - $config{'last_check'} > 6*60*60 ||
+    $config{'download_version'} ne $config{'last_version'}) {
 	my $sz = &check_server_download_size();
 	$config{'last_check'} = time();
 	$config{'last_size'} = $sz;
+	$config{'last_version'} = $config{'download_version'};
 	&save_module_config();
 	}
 }