diff --git a/hot-metals/changelog.txt b/hot-metals/changelog.txt
index 0812e56..aa6ba0b 100644
--- a/hot-metals/changelog.txt
+++ b/hot-metals/changelog.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Version: 1.2.7
+Date: 22.08.2025
+  Bug Fixes:
+    - Simplify weight calculation to prevent infinite recursion (https://mods.factorio.com/mod/hot-metals/discussion/68a3a137a86e2ca3d73388fe)
+    - Always show hot variants in filter menus (https://mods.factorio.com/mod/hot-metals/discussion/685ac28c1436373189fc0bff)
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Version: 1.2.6
 Date: 18.04.2025
   Changes:
diff --git a/hot-metals/info.json b/hot-metals/info.json
index 3f19979..4043cb9 100644
--- a/hot-metals/info.json
+++ b/hot-metals/info.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
    "name": "hot-metals",
-   "version": "1.2.6",
+   "version": "1.2.7",
    "title": "Hot metals",
    "description": "A furnace doesn't just output cold usable results. You need to wait for them to cool down.",
    "author": "cackling fiend",
diff --git a/hot-metals/prototypes/hot-metals.lua b/hot-metals/prototypes/hot-metals.lua
index e072372..4c7bec5 100644
--- a/hot-metals/prototypes/hot-metals.lua
+++ b/hot-metals/prototypes/hot-metals.lua
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function createHotVariant(config)
     local hotItem = table.deepcopy(data.raw.item[itemName])
     hotItem.name = "hot-" .. itemName
     hotItem.localised_name = { "", { "item-name.hot" }, " ", { "item-name." .. itemName } }
-    if (config.icons) then
+    if config.icons then
         hotItem.icons = config.icons
     else
         hotItem.icon = iconFolder .. "hot-" .. itemName .. ".png"
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ function createHotVariant(config)
     hotItem.weight = item.weight
     hotItem.spoil_result = itemName
     hotItem.spoil_ticks = spoilTicks
+    hotItem.flags = hotItem.flags or {}
+    if not table.contains(hotItem.flags, "always-show") then
+        table.insert(hotItem.flags, "always-show")
+    end
+
     data:extend({ hotItem })
 
     item.hot_item = hotItem.name