diff --git a/builtin/mainmenu/tab_online.lua b/builtin/mainmenu/tab_online.lua
index 297292ffb..bc4b363a3 100644
--- a/builtin/mainmenu/tab_online.lua
+++ b/builtin/mainmenu/tab_online.lua
@@ -382,21 +382,16 @@ local function main_button_handler(tabview, fields, name, tabdata)
 		if fav_idx and fav_idx <= #serverlist and
 				fav.address == gamedata.address and
 				fav.port    == gamedata.port then
-			if not is_server_protocol_compat_or_error(
-						fav.proto_min, fav.proto_max) then
-				return true
-			elseif fav.proto_max and fav.proto_max < 37 and not is_favorite(fav) then
-				local dlg = create_outdated_server_dlg(fav)
-				dlg:set_parent(tabview)
-				tabview:hide()
-				dlg:show()
-				return true
-			end
 
 			serverlistmgr.add_favorite(fav)
 
 			gamedata.servername        = fav.name
 			gamedata.serverdescription = fav.description
+
+			if not is_server_protocol_compat_or_error(
+						fav.proto_min, fav.proto_max) then
+				return true
+			end
 		else
 			gamedata.servername        = ""
 			gamedata.serverdescription = ""