diff --git a/src/PharoLauncher-Core/PhLImageVersionFileNotFound.class.st b/src/PharoLauncher-Core/PhLImageVersionFileNotFound.class.st
index 35bebd9d..b6db705e 100644
--- a/src/PharoLauncher-Core/PhLImageVersionFileNotFound.class.st
+++ b/src/PharoLauncher-Core/PhLImageVersionFileNotFound.class.st
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ PhLImageVersionFileNotFound >> longDescription [
 Please, contact us at http://pharo.org/community'
 ]
 
+{ #category : #accessing }
+PhLImageVersionFileNotFound >> messageText [ 
+
+	^ self longDescription
+]
+
 { #category : #accessing }
 PhLImageVersionFileNotFound >> name [
 	^ 'Image version file ', PhLImage versionFileName , ' not found!'
diff --git a/src/PharoLauncher-Core/PhLLaunchConfiguration.class.st b/src/PharoLauncher-Core/PhLLaunchConfiguration.class.st
index c637d20c..5c168eff 100644
--- a/src/PharoLauncher-Core/PhLLaunchConfiguration.class.st
+++ b/src/PharoLauncher-Core/PhLLaunchConfiguration.class.st
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ PhLLaunchConfiguration >> commandString [
 
 { #category : #querying }
 PhLLaunchConfiguration >> defaultVm [
-	self image pharoVersion.
+	self image ensurePharoVersion.
 	^ self image vmManager virtualMachine
 ]
 
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ PhLLaunchConfiguration >> initializeWithImage: anImage [
 	image := anImage.
 	name := 'new configuration...'.
 	usePharoSettings := true.
-	imageArguments := anImage defaultArguments.
-	image ensurePharoVersion
+	imageArguments := anImage defaultArguments
 ]
 
 { #category : #testing }
@@ -169,7 +168,7 @@ PhLLaunchConfiguration >> printOn: aStream [
 { #category : #configuring }
 PhLLaunchConfiguration >> useSettings: aBoolean [
 	"Cannot skip Pharo settings before Pharo 3.0"
-	self image pharoVersion asInteger < 30 ifTrue: [ ^ self ].
+	self image ensurePharoVersion asInteger < 30 ifTrue: [ ^ self ].
 
 	usePharoSettings := aBoolean.
 ]
diff --git a/src/PharoLauncher-Core/PhLLaunchImageCommand.class.st b/src/PharoLauncher-Core/PhLLaunchImageCommand.class.st
index a6f3c941..06110857 100644
--- a/src/PharoLauncher-Core/PhLLaunchImageCommand.class.st
+++ b/src/PharoLauncher-Core/PhLLaunchImageCommand.class.st
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ PhLLaunchImageCommand >> launchConfigurationOfImage: aPhLImage [
 { #category : #executing }
 PhLLaunchImageCommand >> launchImage: aPhLImage [
 	| process launchConfig |
-	
+
+	self imagesPresenter ensurePharoVersion.
 	[  launchConfig := self launchConfigurationOfImage: aPhLImage.
 		launchConfig useSettings: useSettings.
 		process := aPhLImage launchWithConfiguration: launchConfig ]
diff --git a/src/PharoLauncher-Spec2/PhLImagesPresenter.class.st b/src/PharoLauncher-Spec2/PhLImagesPresenter.class.st
index 3e0d8582..59a4e642 100644
--- a/src/PharoLauncher-Spec2/PhLImagesPresenter.class.st
+++ b/src/PharoLauncher-Spec2/PhLImagesPresenter.class.st
@@ -233,6 +233,20 @@ PhLImagesPresenter >> ensure: aBoolean [
 		ifFalse: [ PhLCommandError signal ]
 ]
 
+{ #category : #computing }
+PhLImagesPresenter >> ensurePharoVersion [
+	| image |
+	image := self singleImage.
+	[ image ensurePharoVersion ]
+	on: PhLImageVersionFileNotFound 
+	do: [ :error | | presenter |
+		presenter := PhLPharoVersionChooserPresenter new.
+		presenter openModal.
+		presenter version ifNil: [ error pass ].
+		image versionFile 
+			writeStreamDo: [ :stream | stream nextPutAll: presenter version ] ]
+]
+
 { #category : #private }
 PhLImagesPresenter >> filter: regexMatcher [
 
diff --git a/src/PharoLauncher-Spec2/PhLPharoVersionChooserPresenter.class.st b/src/PharoLauncher-Spec2/PhLPharoVersionChooserPresenter.class.st
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b3a13503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/PharoLauncher-Spec2/PhLPharoVersionChooserPresenter.class.st
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+"
+I'm a simple presenter to fix the version of a Pharo image when no version file exists.
+"
+Class {
+	#name : #PhLPharoVersionChooserPresenter,
+	#superclass : #SpPresenterWithModel,
+	#traits : 'TPhLInteractionTrait',
+	#classTraits : 'TPhLInteractionTrait classTrait',
+	#instVars : [
+		'versionTable'
+	],
+	#category : #'PharoLauncher-Spec2'
+}
+
+{ #category : #examples }
+PhLPharoVersionChooserPresenter class >> example [
+	
+	^ self new
+		openDialog;
+		yourself
+]
+
+{ #category : #layout }
+PhLPharoVersionChooserPresenter >> defaultLayout [
+	^ SpBoxLayout newHorizontal
+		add: versionTable;
+		yourself
+]
+
+{ #category : #initialization }
+PhLPharoVersionChooserPresenter >> initializePresenters [
+	versionTable := self newTable
+		addColumn: ((SpStringTableColumn title: 'Pharo version' evaluated: #key) width: 100; yourself);
+		addColumn: ((SpStringTableColumn 
+			title: 'version string' 
+			evaluated: #value) width: 60; yourself);
+		showColumnHeaders;
+		items: self pharoVersions;
+		yourself
+]
+
+{ #category : #initialization }
+PhLPharoVersionChooserPresenter >> initializeWindow: aWindowPresenter [
+
+	aWindowPresenter
+		title: 'Choose the Pharo version of the image:';
+		initialExtent: 300@300;
+		centered
+]
+
+{ #category : #accessing }
+PhLPharoVersionChooserPresenter >> pharoVersions [
+	| maxPharoVersion versions |
+	maxPharoVersion := 12.
+	versions := (#(1.2 1.3 1.4) copyWithAll: (2 to: maxPharoVersion)) reversed.
+
+	^ versions collect: [ :v | 'Pharo ', v asString ->  (v * 10) asInteger asString]
+]
+
+{ #category : #versions }
+PhLPharoVersionChooserPresenter >> version [
+	^ versionTable selectedItem value
+]
diff --git a/src/PharoLauncher-Tests-Commands/PhLLaunchImageCommandTest.class.st b/src/PharoLauncher-Tests-Commands/PhLLaunchImageCommandTest.class.st
index 6ace889e..fc337f4a 100644
--- a/src/PharoLauncher-Tests-Commands/PhLLaunchImageCommandTest.class.st
+++ b/src/PharoLauncher-Tests-Commands/PhLLaunchImageCommandTest.class.st
@@ -128,6 +128,19 @@ PhLLaunchImageCommandTest >> testExecutingImageWithScriptShouldSetFlagToShouldNo
 	self deny: image shouldRunInitializationScript.
 ]
 
+{ #category : #tests }
+PhLLaunchImageCommandTest >> testLaunchImageShouldRaiseExceptionWhenNoPharoVersionFile [
+	
+	image versionFile ensureDelete.
+	presenter 
+		unselectAll;
+		selection: { image }.
+
+	self 
+		should: [ image launch ]
+		raise: PhLImageVersionFileNotFound
+]
+
 { #category : #tests }
 PhLLaunchImageCommandTest >> testRecreateAnImageWithoutOpeningItShouldStillExecuteScript [
 
diff --git a/src/PharoLauncher-Tests-SpecUI/PhLImagesPresenterTest.class.st b/src/PharoLauncher-Tests-SpecUI/PhLImagesPresenterTest.class.st
index 00f020eb..254e6f1f 100644
--- a/src/PharoLauncher-Tests-SpecUI/PhLImagesPresenterTest.class.st
+++ b/src/PharoLauncher-Tests-SpecUI/PhLImagesPresenterTest.class.st
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Class {
 
 { #category : #running }
 PhLImagesPresenterTest >> tearDown [
-	presenter window ifNotNil: #close.
+	presenter window ifNotNil: [ :window | window close].
 	super tearDown
 ]