diff --git a/modules/io/load.js b/modules/io/load.js
index 19a155c1..05932065 100644
--- a/modules/io/load.js
+++ b/modules/io/load.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ function uploadMap(file, callback) {
     const isOutdated = compareVersions(mapVersion, version).isOlder;
 
     if (isInvalid) return showUploadMessage("invalid", mapData, mapVersion);
-    if (isUpdated) return parseLoadedData("updated", mapData, mapVersion);
+    if (isUpdated) return showUploadMessage("updated", mapData, mapVersion);
     if (isAncient) return showUploadMessage("ancient", mapData, mapVersion);
     if (isNewer) return showUploadMessage("newer", mapData, mapVersion);
     if (isOutdated) return showUploadMessage("outdated", mapData, mapVersion);
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ async function parseLoadedResult(result) {
     const decoded = isDelimited ? resultAsString : decodeURIComponent(atob(resultAsString));
 
     const mapData = decoded.split("\r\n");
-    const mapVersion = mapData[0].split("|")[0] || mapData[0];
-    return [mapData, mapVersion];
+    const mapVersionString = mapData[0].split("|")[0] || mapData[0] || "";
+    return [mapData, mapVersionString];
   } catch (error) {
     // map file can be compressed with gzip
     const uncompressedData = await uncompress(result);
diff --git a/versioning.js b/versioning.js
index 0c74a022..8de40547 100644
--- a/versioning.js
+++ b/versioning.js
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ const version = "1.100.00"; // generator version, update each time
   if (loadingScreenVersion) loadingScreenVersion.innerText = `v${version}`;
 
   const storedVersion = localStorage.getItem("version");
-  if (isOutdated(storedVersion)) await clearCache();
-
-  const showUpdate = storedVersion < versionNumber;
-  if (showUpdate) setTimeout(showUpdateWindow, 6000);
+  if (isOutdated(storedVersion)) {
+    await clearCache();
+    setTimeout(showUpdateWindow, 6000);
+  }
 
   function showUpdateWindow() {
     const changelog = "https://github.com/Azgaar/Fantasy-Map-Generator/wiki/Changelog";