diff --git a/gui_app.py b/gui_app.py
index 607a6e79..3fd566ef 100644
--- a/gui_app.py
+++ b/gui_app.py
@@ -405,9 +405,10 @@ def start_find_appimage_files(self, release_version):
         self.appimage_thread.start()
 
     def start_wine_versions_check(self, release_version):
-        if not self.appimages:
-            self.start_find_appimage_files(release_version)
-            return
+        if self.appimages is None:
+            self.appimages = []
+            # self.start_find_appimage_files(release_version)
+            # return
         # Setup queue, signal, thread.
         self.wines_q = Queue()
         self.wine_evt = "<<WineCheckProgress>>"