diff --git a/dist/src/index.js b/dist/src/index.js
index 6b68ab1..8ca6683 100644
--- a/dist/src/index.js
+++ b/dist/src/index.js
@@ -74,11 +74,6 @@ async function createDB(opts) {
     if (throwUnsupportedError) {
         throw `A version of MySQL is installed on your system that is not supported by this package. If you want to download a MySQL binary instead of getting this error, please set the option "ignoreUnsupportedSystemVersion" to true.`;
     }
-    if (options.version && (0, semver_1.lt)(options.version, constants_1.MIN_SUPPORTED_MYSQL)) {
-        //The difference between the throw here and the throw above is this throw is because the selected "version" is not supported.
-        //The throw above is because the system-installed MySQL is out of date and "ignoreUnsupportedSystemVersion" is not set to true.
-        throw `The selected version of MySQL (${options.version}) is not currently supported by this package. Please choose a different version to use.`;
-    }
     logger.log('Version currently installed:', version);
     if (version === null || (options.version && !(0, semver_1.satisfies)(version.version, options.version)) || unsupportedMySQLIsInstalled) {
         let binaryInfo;
@@ -94,6 +89,11 @@ async function createDB(opts) {
             }
             throw `A MySQL binary could not be found that supports your OS (${os.platform()} | ${os.version()} | ${os.release()}) and CPU architecture (${os.arch()}). Please check you have the latest version of mysql-memory-server. If the latest version still doesn't support your OS and CPU architecture, feel free to make a pull request to add support!`;
         }
+        if ((0, semver_1.lt)(binaryInfo.version, constants_1.MIN_SUPPORTED_MYSQL)) {
+            //The difference between the throw here and the throw above is this throw is because the selected "version" is not supported.
+            //The throw above is because the system-installed MySQL is out of date and "ignoreUnsupportedSystemVersion" is not set to true.
+            throw `The selected version of MySQL (${options.version}) is not currently supported by this package. Please choose a different version to use.`;
+        }
         try {
             binaryFilepath = await (0, Downloader_1.downloadBinary)(binaryInfo, options, logger);
         }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6e59967..bdc053a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "mysql-memory-server",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.8.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mysql-memory-server",
-      "version": "1.8.0",
+      "version": "1.8.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "adm-zip": "^0.5.16",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9906575..a35d04d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mysql-memory-server",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.8.1",
   "description": "Spin up an ephemeral MySQL database from your JavaScript code",
   "main": "dist/src/index.js",
   "types": "dist/src/index.d.ts",