diff --git a/MPF.Library/Utilities/Tools.cs b/MPF.Library/Utilities/Tools.cs
index 55a99f75..40a660de 100644
--- a/MPF.Library/Utilities/Tools.cs
+++ b/MPF.Library/Utilities/Tools.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 using System.Net;
 using System.Reflection;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
-using RedumpLib.Web;
 
 namespace MPF.Utilities
 {
diff --git a/MPF/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs b/MPF/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
index e64df4e5..28d53da6 100644
--- a/MPF/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/MPF/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -218,6 +218,9 @@ namespace MPF.GUI.ViewModels
                 Clipboard.SetText(url);
 
             App.Logger.SecretLogLn(message);
+            if (url == null)
+                message = "An exception occurred while checking for versions, please try again later. See the log window for more details.";
+
             CustomMessageBox.Show(App.Instance, message, "Version Update Check", MessageBoxButton.OK, different ? MessageBoxImage.Exclamation : MessageBoxImage.Information);
         }