diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/GeyserServerInitializer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/GeyserServerInitializer.java
index 51fbef53d..27d1e64e2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/GeyserServerInitializer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/GeyserServerInitializer.java
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ public class GeyserServerInitializer extends BedrockServerInitializer {
             bedrockServerSession.setLogging(true);
             GeyserSession session = new GeyserSession(this.geyser, bedrockServerSession, this.eventLoopGroup.next());
 
-            Channel channel = bedrockServerSession.getPeer().getChannel();
-            channel.pipeline().addAfter(BedrockPacketCodec.NAME, InvalidPacketHandler.NAME, new InvalidPacketHandler(session));
+            if (!bedrockServerSession.isSubClient()) {
+                Channel channel = bedrockServerSession.getPeer().getChannel();
+                channel.pipeline().addAfter(BedrockPacketCodec.NAME, InvalidPacketHandler.NAME, new InvalidPacketHandler(session));
+            }
 
             bedrockServerSession.setPacketHandler(new UpstreamPacketHandler(this.geyser, session));
         } catch (Throwable e) {