diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index 8ae8962..373eaa7 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -91,16 +91,17 @@ type HoustonClient interface {
 var seq = int32(1)
 
 type procmeta struct {
-	id      int32
-	cmd     *exec.Cmd
-	name    string
-	args    []string
-	version string
-	verpath string
-	recover bool
-	state   int32
-	stdin   io.WriteCloser
-	logfile string
+	id         int32
+	cmd        *exec.Cmd
+	name       string
+	args       []string
+	version    string
+	verpath    string
+	recover    bool
+	state      int32
+	stdin      io.WriteCloser
+	logfile    string
+	keepLatest bool
 }
 
 func (pm *procmeta) isState(s protos.ProcessState) bool {
@@ -362,6 +363,10 @@ func NewClient(standalone bool) (HoustonClient, error) {
 								proc.cmd.Process.Release()
 
 								if proc.isState(protos.ProcessState_Restart) {
+									if proc.keepLatest {
+										proc.version = "latest"
+									}
+
 									if err := hc.startChildProcess(&shared.StartProcessRequest{
 										Version: proc.version,
 										Name:    proc.name,
diff --git a/client/operation.go b/client/operation.go
index 489cbb7..c8cd90e 100644
--- a/client/operation.go
+++ b/client/operation.go
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ func prepareProcessLaunch(storageRoot string, req *shared.StartProcessRequest) (
 		return nil, errors.New("args is empty")
 	}
 
+	foundVersion := req.Version
 	if req.Version == "latest" {
 		entries, err := os.ReadDir(path.Join(storageRoot, req.Name))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -175,11 +176,11 @@ func prepareProcessLaunch(storageRoot string, req *shared.StartProcessRequest) (
 		}
 
 		if len(latestVersion) > 0 {
-			req.Version = latestVersion
+			foundVersion = latestVersion
 		}
 	}
 
-	verpath := path.Join(storageRoot, req.Name, req.Version)
+	verpath := path.Join(storageRoot, req.Name, foundVersion)
 	fi, err := os.Stat(verpath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -210,16 +211,17 @@ func prepareProcessLaunch(storageRoot string, req *shared.StartProcessRequest) (
 
 		seq++
 		return &procmeta{
-			id:      seq,
-			cmd:     cmd,
-			name:    req.Name,
-			args:    req.Args,
-			version: req.Version,
-			recover: req.AutoRestart,
-			verpath: verpath,
-			state:   int32(protos.ProcessState_Stopped),
-			stdin:   stdin,
-			logfile: req.OutputLogFile,
+			id:         seq,
+			cmd:        cmd,
+			name:       req.Name,
+			args:       req.Args,
+			version:    foundVersion,
+			recover:    req.AutoRestart,
+			verpath:    verpath,
+			state:      int32(protos.ProcessState_Stopped),
+			stdin:      stdin,
+			logfile:    req.OutputLogFile,
+			keepLatest: req.Version == "latest",
 		}, nil
 	}
 	return nil, errors.New("not found")