diff --git a/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viafabricplus/injection/mixin/base/perserverversion/MixinServerInfo.java b/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viafabricplus/injection/mixin/base/perserverversion/MixinServerInfo.java
index 25bae6b40..5db18ad33 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viafabricplus/injection/mixin/base/perserverversion/MixinServerInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viafabricplus/injection/mixin/base/perserverversion/MixinServerInfo.java
@@ -50,17 +50,15 @@ public abstract class MixinServerInfo implements IServerInfo {
     @Inject(method = "toNbt", at = @At("TAIL"), locals = LocalCapture.CAPTURE_FAILHARD)
     private void saveForcedVersion(CallbackInfoReturnable<NbtCompound> cir, NbtCompound nbtCompound) {
         if (viaFabricPlus$forcedVersion != null) {
-            nbtCompound.putInt("viafabricplus_forcedversion", viaFabricPlus$forcedVersion.getOriginalVersion());
+            nbtCompound.putString("viafabricplus_forcedversion", viaFabricPlus$forcedVersion.getName());
         }
     }
 
     @Inject(method = "fromNbt", at = @At("TAIL"), locals = LocalCapture.CAPTURE_FAILHARD)
     private static void loadForcedVersion(NbtCompound root, CallbackInfoReturnable<ServerInfo> cir, ServerInfo serverInfo) {
         if (root.contains("viafabricplus_forcedversion")) {
-            final ProtocolVersion version = ProtocolVersion.getProtocol(root.getInt("viafabricplus_forcedversion"));
-            if (!version.isKnown()) {
-                ((IServerInfo) serverInfo).viaFabricPlus$forceVersion(null);
-            } else {
+            final ProtocolVersion version = ProtocolVersion.getClosest(root.getString("viafabricplus_forcedversion"));
+            if (version != null) {
                 ((IServerInfo) serverInfo).viaFabricPlus$forceVersion(version);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viafabricplus/save/impl/SettingsSave.java b/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viafabricplus/save/impl/SettingsSave.java
index c4cad09db..4d7a3c7f9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viafabricplus/save/impl/SettingsSave.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viafabricplus/save/impl/SettingsSave.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public void write(JsonObject object) {
             object.add(AbstractSetting.mapTranslationKey(ChatUtil.uncoverTranslationKey(group.getName())), groupObject);
         }
 
-        object.addProperty("selected-protocol-version", ProtocolHack.getTargetVersion().getOriginalVersion());
+        object.addProperty("selected-protocol-version", ProtocolHack.getTargetVersion().getName());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -67,9 +67,8 @@ public void read(JsonObject object) {
         }
 
         if (GeneralSettings.global().saveSelectedProtocolVersion.getValue() && object.has("selected-protocol-version")) {
-            final ProtocolVersion protocolVersion = ProtocolVersion.getProtocol(object.get("selected-protocol-version").getAsInt());
-
-            if (protocolVersion.isKnown()) {
+            final ProtocolVersion protocolVersion = ProtocolVersion.getClosest(object.get("selected-protocol-version").getAsString());
+            if (protocolVersion != null) {
                 ProtocolHack.setTargetVersion(protocolVersion);
             }
         } else {