diff --git a/src/renderer/state.ts b/src/renderer/state.ts
index 71b3addba2..17bf17afb6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/state.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/state.ts
@@ -943,6 +943,9 @@ export class AppState {
 
     const { version } = ver;
 
+    console.log(`State: Switching to Electron ${version}`);
+    this.version = version;
+
     try {
       await this.downloadVersion(ver);
     } catch {
@@ -955,9 +958,6 @@ export class AppState {
       return;
     }
 
-    console.log(`State: Switching to Electron ${version}`);
-    this.version = version;
-
     // If there's no current fiddle,
     // or if the current fiddle is the previous version's template,
     // then load the new version's template.