diff --git a/lib/core/Site.js b/lib/core/Site.js
index e3b93b1a67..1bda0329c7 100644
--- a/lib/core/Site.js
+++ b/lib/core/Site.js
@@ -33,13 +33,11 @@ class Site extends React.Component {
       this.props.config.url +
       this.props.config.baseUrl +
       (this.props.url || 'index.html');
-    let docsVersion = this.props.version || 'current';
+    let docsVersion = this.props.version;
 
-    if (fs.existsSync(CWD + '/versions.json')) {
+    if (!docsVersion && fs.existsSync(CWD + '/versions.json')) {
       const latestVersion = require(CWD + '/versions.json')[0];
-      if (docsVersion === latestVersion) {
-        docsVersion = 'current';
-      }
+      docsVersion = latestVersion;
     }
 
     // We do not want a lang attribute for the html tag if we don't have a language set