diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 4ecf4c8f..1e60cf2a 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -49,12 +49,6 @@ export async function createDB(opts?: ServerOptions) {
         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 && lt(options.version, 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-        //The throw above is because the system-installed MySQL is out of date and "ignoreUnsupportedSystemVersion" is not set to true.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 (${options.version}) is not currently supported by this package. Please choose a different version to use.`
-    }
-
     logger.log('Version currently installed:', version)
     if (version === null || (options.version && !satisfies(version.version, options.version)) || unsupportedMySQLIsInstalled) {
         let binaryInfo: BinaryInfo;
@@ -70,6 +64,12 @@ export async function createDB(opts?: ServerOptions) {
             throw `A MySQL binary could not be found that supports your OS (${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 (lt(binaryInfo.version, 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+            //The throw above is because the system-installed MySQL is out of date and "ignoreUnsupportedSystemVersion" is not set to true.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 downloadBinary(binaryInfo, options, logger);
         } catch (error) {