diff --git a/libs/src/sdk/middleware/discoveryNodeSelectorMiddleware.ts b/libs/src/sdk/middleware/discoveryNodeSelectorMiddleware.ts
index d87d9d19ca2..948a5c63207 100644
--- a/libs/src/sdk/middleware/discoveryNodeSelectorMiddleware.ts
+++ b/libs/src/sdk/middleware/discoveryNodeSelectorMiddleware.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,10 @@ const isDiscoveryNodeHealthy = async ({
     })
     return false
   }
-  if (!data.version || semver.lt(data.version, currentVersion)) {
+  if (
+    currentVersion &&
+    (!data.version || semver.lt(data.version, currentVersion))
+  ) {
     console.warn('Audius SDK discovery provider version unhealthy', {
       endpoint
     })