diff --git a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/home/settings/VSubmenuDownloaders.java b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/home/settings/VSubmenuDownloaders.java
index e443e2b193e..759c5e5c174 100644
--- a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/home/settings/VSubmenuDownloaders.java
+++ b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/home/settings/VSubmenuDownloaders.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import forge.util.RuntimeVersion;
 import net.miginfocom.swing.MigLayout;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
-
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ public enum VSubmenuDownloaders implements IVSubmenu<CSubmenuDownloaders> {
 
         RuntimeVersion javaVersion = RuntimeVersion.of(System.getProperty("java.version"));
 
-        return javaVersion.getMajor() >= 1 && (javaVersion.getMinor() > 8 || (javaVersion.getMinor() == 8 && javaVersion.getUpdate() >= 101));
+        return javaVersion.getMajor() >= 9 || (javaVersion.getMajor() >= 1 && (javaVersion.getMinor() > 8 || (javaVersion.getMinor() == 8 && javaVersion.getUpdate() >= 101)));
 
     }
 
diff --git a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/view/FView.java b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/view/FView.java
index a024228ae50..9fd94019353 100644
--- a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/view/FView.java
+++ b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/view/FView.java
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public enum FView {
 
 		RuntimeVersion javaVersion = RuntimeVersion.of(System.getProperty("java.version"));
 
-		if (javaVersion.getMinor() < 8 && !FModel.getPreferences().getPrefBoolean(ForgePreferences.FPref.DISABLE_DISPLAY_JAVA_8_UPDATE_WARNING)) {
+		if (javaVersion.getMajor() < 9 && javaVersion.getMinor() < 8 && !FModel.getPreferences().getPrefBoolean(ForgePreferences.FPref.DISABLE_DISPLAY_JAVA_8_UPDATE_WARNING)) {
 
 			JPanel updateWarningOverlay = FOverlay.SINGLETON_INSTANCE.getPanel();
 			updateWarningOverlay.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());