diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/dogboy/serializationisbad/core/SerializationIsBad.java b/core/src/main/java/io/dogboy/serializationisbad/core/SerializationIsBad.java
index 70d31f1..181eb6e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/dogboy/serializationisbad/core/SerializationIsBad.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/dogboy/serializationisbad/core/SerializationIsBad.java
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@ private static SIBConfig readConfig(File minecraftDir) {
     }
 
     private static SIBConfig readRemoteConfig(File minecraftDir, String url) {
+        // if the remote config url is the old default one, replace it with the new default to prevent issues
+        // see https://github.com/dogboy21/serializationisbad/issues/83 for more details
+        if ("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dogboy21/serializationisbad/master/serializationisbad.json".equals(url)) {
+            url = new SIBConfig().getRemoteConfigUrl();
+        }
+
         Gson gson = new Gson();
         File cacheFile = new File(SerializationIsBad.getConfigDir(minecraftDir), "serializationisbad-remotecache.json");
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 9da09dc..6cb810e 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 group=io.dogboy.serializationisbad
 name=serializationisbad
-version=1.5.1
+version=1.5.2