diff --git a/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/world/RecentWorldsList.vue b/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/world/RecentWorldsList.vue
index 4f715f2d01..aef5332f83 100644
--- a/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/world/RecentWorldsList.vue
+++ b/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/world/RecentWorldsList.vue
@@ -15,20 +15,21 @@ import { get_all } from '@/helpers/process'
 import { kill, run } from '@/helpers/profile'
 import { get_game_versions } from '@/helpers/tags'
 import type { GameInstance } from '@/helpers/types'
-import {
-	get_profile_protocol_version,
-	get_recent_worlds,
-	getWorldIdentifier,
-	hasServerQuickPlaySupport,
-	hasWorldQuickPlaySupport,
-	type ProtocolVersion,
-	refreshServerData,
-	type ServerData,
-	type ServerWorld,
-	start_join_server,
-	start_join_singleplayer_world,
-	type WorldWithProfile,
-} from '@/helpers/worlds.ts'
+import
+	{
+		get_profile_protocol_version,
+		get_recent_worlds,
+		getWorldIdentifier,
+		hasServerQuickPlaySupport,
+		hasWorldQuickPlaySupport,
+		type ProtocolVersion,
+		refreshServerData,
+		type ServerData,
+		type ServerWorld,
+		start_join_server,
+		start_join_singleplayer_world,
+		type WorldWithProfile,
+	} from '@/helpers/worlds.ts'
 import { handleSevereError } from '@/store/error'
 import { useTheming } from '@/store/theme.ts'
 
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ watch([() => props.recentInstances, () => showWorlds.value], async () => {
 	})
 })
 
-populateJumpBackIn()
+await populateJumpBackIn()
 	.catch(() => {
 		console.error('Failed to populate jump back in')
 	})
diff --git a/packages/app-lib/src/api/worlds.rs b/packages/app-lib/src/api/worlds.rs
index 44cbf2732a..6eb11e2e44 100644
--- a/packages/app-lib/src/api/worlds.rs
+++ b/packages/app-lib/src/api/worlds.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ use std::io::Cursor;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::LazyLock;
 use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
-use tokio::task::JoinSet;
 use tokio_util::compat::FuturesAsyncWriteCompatExt;
 use url::Url;
 
@@ -397,7 +396,6 @@ async fn get_server_worlds_in_profile(
         .await
         .ok();
 
-    let first_server_index = worlds.len();
     for (index, server) in servers.into_iter().enumerate() {
         if server.hidden {
             // TODO: Figure out whether we want to hide or show direct connect servers
@@ -427,31 +425,6 @@ async fn get_server_worlds_in_profile(
         };
         worlds.push(world);
     }
-
-    if let Some(join_log) = join_log {
-        let mut futures = JoinSet::new();
-        for (index, world) in worlds.iter().enumerate().skip(first_server_index)
-        {
-            // We can't check for the profile already having a last_played, in case the user joined
-            // the target address directly more recently. This is often the case when using
-            // quick-play before 1.20.
-            if let WorldDetails::Server { address, .. } = &world.details
-                && let Ok((host, port)) = parse_server_address(address)
-            {
-                let host = host.to_owned();
-                futures.spawn(async move {
-                    resolve_server_address(&host, port)
-                        .await
-                        .ok()
-                        .map(|x| (index, x))
-                });
-            }
-        }
-        for (index, address) in futures.join_all().await.into_iter().flatten() {
-            worlds[index].last_played = join_log.get(&address).copied();
-        }
-    }
-
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/app-lib/src/launcher/mod.rs b/packages/app-lib/src/launcher/mod.rs
index db29817fb8..abfe6be4a8 100644
--- a/packages/app-lib/src/launcher/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/app-lib/src/launcher/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ use crate::launcher::quick_play_version::{
     QuickPlayServerVersion, QuickPlayVersion,
 };
 use crate::profile::QuickPlayType;
+use crate::server_address::{ServerAddress, parse_server_address};
+use crate::state::server_join_log::JoinLogEntry;
 use crate::state::{
     Credentials, JavaVersion, ProcessMetadata, ProfileInstallStage,
 };
@@ -614,6 +616,31 @@ pub async fn launch_minecraft(
     if let QuickPlayType::Server(address) = &mut quick_play_type
         && quick_play_version.server >= QuickPlayServerVersion::BuiltinLegacy
     {
+        // Record last-played for the original server address immediately so
+        // recent-worlds can match without DNS/SRV resolution.
+        let original = match address {
+            ServerAddress::Unresolved(address) => parse_server_address(address)
+                .ok()
+                .map(|(h, p)| (h.to_owned(), p)),
+            ServerAddress::Resolved {
+                original_host,
+                original_port,
+                ..
+            } => Some((original_host.clone(), *original_port)),
+        };
+        if let Some((host, port)) = original
+            && let Err(e) = (JoinLogEntry {
+                profile_path: profile.path.clone(),
+                host,
+                port,
+                join_time: Utc::now(),
+            })
+            .upsert(&state.pool)
+            .await
+        {
+            tracing::warn!("Failed to write server join log entry: {e}");
+        }
+
         address.resolve().await?;
     }