diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a5e6ae9..20ff8c5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apply plugin: 'maven'
 apply plugin: 'eclipse'
 apply plugin: 'idea'
 
-version = "2.1.2"
+version = "2.1.3"
 group = "com.github.parker8283"
 archivesBaseName = "BON"
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/parker8283/bon2/BON2.java b/src/main/java/com/github/parker8283/bon2/BON2.java
index ab50322..e0455f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/parker8283/bon2/BON2.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/parker8283/bon2/BON2.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.URLClassLoader;
+import java.util.prefs.Preferences;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 import javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment;
@@ -15,14 +16,17 @@
 import com.github.parker8283.bon2.listener.BrowseListener;
 import com.github.parker8283.bon2.listener.RefreshListener;
 import com.github.parker8283.bon2.listener.StartListener;
+import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 
 public class BON2 extends JFrame {
     public static final String ERROR_DIALOG_TITLE = "Error - BON2";
     public static final File ASM_4_JAR = new File(BONFiles.MODULES_FILES_FOLDER, "org.ow2.asm" + File.separator + "asm-debug-all" + File.separator + "4.1" + File.separator + "dd6ba5c392d4102458494e29f54f70ac534ec2a2" + File.separator + "asm-debug-all-4.1.jar");
     public static final File ASM_5_JAR = new File(BONFiles.MODULES_FILES_FOLDER, "org.ow2.asm" + File.separator + "asm-debug-all" + File.separator + "5.0.3" + File.separator + "f9e364ae2a66ce2a543012a4668856e84e5dab74" + File.separator + "asm-debug-all-5.0.3.jar");
     public static final File GUAVA_JAR = new File(BONFiles.MODULES_FILES_FOLDER, "com.google.guava" + File.separator + "guava" + File.separator + "17.0" + File.separator + "9c6ef172e8de35fd8d4d8783e4821e57cdef7445" + File.separator + "guava-17.0.jar");
+    public final Preferences prefs = Preferences.userNodeForPackage(BON2.class);
+    public static final String PREFS_KEY_FORGEVER = "forgeVer";
+    public static final long serialVersionUID = -619289399889088924L;
 
-    private static final long serialVersionUID = -619289399889088924L;
     private JPanel contentPane;
     private JTextField inputJarLoc;
     private JLabel lblOutput;
@@ -88,6 +92,10 @@ public BON2() {
         RefreshListener refresh = new RefreshListener(this, forgeVersions);
         btnRefreshVers.addMouseListener(refresh);
         refresh.mouseClicked(null); // update the versions initially
+        String forgeVer = prefs.get(PREFS_KEY_FORGEVER, "");
+        if(!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(forgeVer) && refresh.isValidForgeVer(forgeVer)) {
+            forgeVersions.setSelectedItem(forgeVer);
+        }
 
         masterProgress = new JProgressBar();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/parker8283/bon2/listener/RefreshListener.java b/src/main/java/com/github/parker8283/bon2/listener/RefreshListener.java
index 542c335..8982134 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/parker8283/bon2/listener/RefreshListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/parker8283/bon2/listener/RefreshListener.java
@@ -89,4 +89,14 @@ public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {
     private boolean hasAdditionalMappings(File file) {
         return new File(file, "snapshot").exists() || new File(file, "snapshot_nodoc").exists() || new File(file, "stable").exists() || new File(file, "stable_nodoc").exists();
     }
+
+    public boolean isValidForgeVer(String candidate) {
+        for(int i = 0; i < comboBox.getItemCount(); i++) {
+            String e = comboBox.getItemAt(i).toString();
+            if(candidate.equals(e)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/parker8283/bon2/listener/StartListener.java b/src/main/java/com/github/parker8283/bon2/listener/StartListener.java
index 1e2eac8..f8636af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/parker8283/bon2/listener/StartListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/parker8283/bon2/listener/StartListener.java
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public StartListener(Component parent, JTextField input, JTextField output, JCom
 
     @Override
     public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {
+        assert parent instanceof BON2 : "Parent component must be an instance of BON2";
+        ((BON2)parent).prefs.put(BON2.PREFS_KEY_FORGEVER, forgeVer.getSelectedItem().toString());
         if(!input.getText().endsWith(".jar") || !output.getText().endsWith(".jar")) {
             JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(parent, "Nice try, but only JAR mods work.", BON2.ERROR_DIALOG_TITLE, JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
         }