diff --git a/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/pluginmessage/payloads/FormPayload.java b/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/pluginmessage/payloads/FormPayload.java
index 6ab4add4..475d138f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/pluginmessage/payloads/FormPayload.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/pluginmessage/payloads/FormPayload.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.geysermc.floodgate.pluginmessage.payloads;
 
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBufUtil;
 import net.minecraft.network.FriendlyByteBuf;
 import net.minecraft.network.codec.StreamCodec;
 import net.minecraft.network.protocol.common.custom.CustomPacketPayload;
@@ -11,15 +12,16 @@ public record FormPayload(byte[] data) implements CustomPacketPayload {
     public static final CustomPacketPayload.Type<FormPayload> TYPE = new Type<>(ResourceLocation.parse("floodgate:form"));
 
     private FormPayload(FriendlyByteBuf friendlyByteBuf) {
-        this(friendlyByteBuf.readByteArray());
+        this(ByteBufUtil.getBytes(friendlyByteBuf));
+        friendlyByteBuf.readerIndex(friendlyByteBuf.readerIndex() + this.data.length);
     }
 
     private void write(FriendlyByteBuf friendlyByteBuf) {
-        friendlyByteBuf.writeByteArray(this.data);
+        friendlyByteBuf.writeBytes(this.data);
     }
 
     @Override
     public CustomPacketPayload.@NonNull Type<FormPayload> type() {
         return TYPE;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/pluginmessage/payloads/PacketPayload.java b/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/pluginmessage/payloads/PacketPayload.java
index 08bc2c60..b00021b5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/pluginmessage/payloads/PacketPayload.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/pluginmessage/payloads/PacketPayload.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.geysermc.floodgate.pluginmessage.payloads;
 
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBufUtil;
 import net.minecraft.network.FriendlyByteBuf;
 import net.minecraft.network.codec.StreamCodec;
 import net.minecraft.network.protocol.common.custom.CustomPacketPayload;
@@ -11,15 +12,16 @@ public record PacketPayload(byte[] data) implements CustomPacketPayload {
     public static final CustomPacketPayload.Type<PacketPayload> TYPE = new Type<>(ResourceLocation.parse("floodgate:packet"));
 
     private PacketPayload(FriendlyByteBuf friendlyByteBuf) {
-        this(friendlyByteBuf.readByteArray());
+        this(ByteBufUtil.getBytes(friendlyByteBuf));
+        friendlyByteBuf.readerIndex(friendlyByteBuf.readerIndex() + this.data.length);
     }
 
     private void write(FriendlyByteBuf friendlyByteBuf) {
-        friendlyByteBuf.writeByteArray(this.data);
+        friendlyByteBuf.writeBytes(this.data);
     }
 
      @Override
     public CustomPacketPayload.@NonNull Type<PacketPayload> type() {
         return TYPE;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/pluginmessage/payloads/SkinPayload.java b/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/pluginmessage/payloads/SkinPayload.java
index 900f00c7..a1e6eee6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/pluginmessage/payloads/SkinPayload.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/pluginmessage/payloads/SkinPayload.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.geysermc.floodgate.pluginmessage.payloads;
 
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBufUtil;
 import net.minecraft.network.FriendlyByteBuf;
 import net.minecraft.network.codec.StreamCodec;
 import net.minecraft.network.protocol.common.custom.CustomPacketPayload;
@@ -11,15 +12,16 @@ public record SkinPayload(byte[] data) implements CustomPacketPayload {
     public static final CustomPacketPayload.Type<SkinPayload> TYPE = new Type<>(ResourceLocation.parse("floodgate:skin"));
 
     private SkinPayload(FriendlyByteBuf friendlyByteBuf) {
-        this(friendlyByteBuf.readByteArray());
+        this(ByteBufUtil.getBytes(friendlyByteBuf));
+        friendlyByteBuf.readerIndex(friendlyByteBuf.readerIndex() + this.data.length);
     }
 
     private void write(FriendlyByteBuf friendlyByteBuf) {
-        friendlyByteBuf.writeByteArray(this.data);
+        friendlyByteBuf.writeBytes(this.data);
     }
 
     @Override
     public CustomPacketPayload.@NonNull Type<SkinPayload> type() {
         return TYPE;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/pluginmessage/payloads/TransferPayload.java b/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/pluginmessage/payloads/TransferPayload.java
index 5c16b796..63963279 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/pluginmessage/payloads/TransferPayload.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/pluginmessage/payloads/TransferPayload.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.geysermc.floodgate.pluginmessage.payloads;
 
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBufUtil;
 import net.minecraft.network.FriendlyByteBuf;
 import net.minecraft.network.codec.StreamCodec;
 import net.minecraft.network.protocol.common.custom.CustomPacketPayload;
@@ -11,15 +12,16 @@ public record TransferPayload(byte[] data) implements CustomPacketPayload {
     public static final CustomPacketPayload.Type<TransferPayload> TYPE = new Type<>(ResourceLocation.parse("floodgate:transfer"));
 
     private TransferPayload(FriendlyByteBuf friendlyByteBuf) {
-        this(friendlyByteBuf.readByteArray());
+        this(ByteBufUtil.getBytes(friendlyByteBuf));
+        friendlyByteBuf.readerIndex(friendlyByteBuf.readerIndex() + this.data.length);
     }
 
     private void write(FriendlyByteBuf friendlyByteBuf) {
-        friendlyByteBuf.writeByteArray(this.data);
+        friendlyByteBuf.writeBytes(this.data);
     }
 
     @Override
     public CustomPacketPayload.@NonNull Type<TransferPayload> type() {
         return TYPE;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}