diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1dc7aa5..532b1e2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.9.1](https://github.com/nvim-java/nvim-java/compare/v1.9.0...v1.9.1) (2024-07-05)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* get_client func is failing on older neovim ([bb7d586](https://github.com/nvim-java/nvim-java/commit/bb7d586161bf3e10153dc6a1180984d310c025fe))
+
 ## [1.9.0](https://github.com/nvim-java/nvim-java/compare/v1.8.0...v1.9.0) (2024-07-03)
 
 
diff --git a/lua/java/startup/exec-order-check.lua b/lua/java/startup/exec-order-check.lua
index 42e84d5..259f9f6 100644
--- a/lua/java/startup/exec-order-check.lua
+++ b/lua/java/startup/exec-order-check.lua
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ function M.is_valid()
 		}
 	end
 
-	local clients = vim.lsp.get_clients({ name = 'jdtls' })
+	local clients = vim.lsp.get_clients
+			and vim.lsp.get_clients({ name = 'jdtls' })
+		or vim.lsp.get_active_clients({ name = 'jdtls' })
 
 	if #clients > 0 then
 		return {