diff --git a/minecraft-server/start-deployForge b/minecraft-server/start-deployForge
index 0024646e..a2d7f284 100755
--- a/minecraft-server/start-deployForge
+++ b/minecraft-server/start-deployForge
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ if [[ -z $FORGE_INSTALLER && -z $FORGE_INSTALLER_URL ]]; then
       norm=${VANILLA_VERSION}.0 ;;
   esac
 
+  ################### TEMPORORAY LOGIC util forge is generally available for 1.13
+
+  if [[ $VERSION = LATEST ]]; then
+    VANILLA_VERSION=1.12.2
+  fi
+
+  #################################################################################
+
   echo "Checking Forge version information."
   case $FORGEVERSION in
     RECOMMENDED)