diff --git a/launcher/src/profile.cpp b/launcher/src/profile.cpp
index e445ec8..549f9f1 100644
--- a/launcher/src/profile.cpp
+++ b/launcher/src/profile.cpp
@@ -289,6 +289,9 @@ QString Profile::dalamudChannelName() const
 
 QString Profile::bootVersion() const
 {
+    if (m_bootVersion == nullptr || strlen(m_bootVersion) == 0) {
+        return QStringLiteral("2012.01.01.0000.0000");
+    }
     return QString::fromLatin1(m_bootVersion);
 }