diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/net/momirealms/craftengine/bukkit/plugin/network/BukkitNetworkManager.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/net/momirealms/craftengine/bukkit/plugin/network/BukkitNetworkManager.java
index 67bd7cb18..20b97c80a 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/net/momirealms/craftengine/bukkit/plugin/network/BukkitNetworkManager.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/net/momirealms/craftengine/bukkit/plugin/network/BukkitNetworkManager.java
@@ -103,20 +103,20 @@ public class BukkitNetworkManager implements NetworkManager, Listener, PluginMes
         this.registerPacketHandlers();
         // set up packet senders
         this.packetConsumer = FastNMS.INSTANCE::sendPacket;
-        this.packetsConsumer = ((serverPlayer, packets) -> {
+        this.packetsConsumer = ((connection, packets) -> {
             Object bundle = FastNMS.INSTANCE.constructor$ClientboundBundlePacket(packets);
-            this.packetConsumer.accept(serverPlayer, bundle);
+            this.packetConsumer.accept(connection, bundle);
         });
-        this.immediatePacketConsumer = (serverPlayer, packet) -> {
+        this.immediatePacketConsumer = (connection, packet) -> {
             try {
-                Reflections.method$Connection$sendPacketImmediate.invoke(FastNMS.INSTANCE.field$Player$connection$connection(serverPlayer), packet, null, true);
+                Reflections.method$Connection$sendPacketImmediate.invoke(connection, packet, null, true);
             } catch (ReflectiveOperationException e) {
                 plugin.logger().warn("Failed to invoke send packet", e);
             }
         };
-        this.immediatePacketsConsumer = (serverPlayer, packets) -> {
+        this.immediatePacketsConsumer = (connection, packets) -> {
             Object bundle = FastNMS.INSTANCE.constructor$ClientboundBundlePacket(packets);
-            this.immediatePacketConsumer.accept(serverPlayer, bundle);
+            this.immediatePacketConsumer.accept(connection, bundle);
         };
         // set up mod channel
         this.plugin.bootstrap().getServer().getMessenger().registerIncomingPluginChannel(this.plugin.bootstrap(), MOD_CHANNEL, this);
@@ -316,8 +316,7 @@ public class BukkitNetworkManager implements NetworkManager, Listener, PluginMes
 
     public void sendPacket(@NotNull Player player, @NotNull Object packet) {
         try {
-            Object serverPlayer = FastNMS.INSTANCE.method$CraftPlayer$getHandle(player);
-            this.immediatePacketConsumer.accept(serverPlayer, packet);
+            this.immediatePacketConsumer.accept(getUser(player).connection(), packet);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             this.plugin.logger().warn("Failed to send packet", e);
         }
@@ -326,18 +325,18 @@ public class BukkitNetworkManager implements NetworkManager, Listener, PluginMes
     @Override
     public void sendPacket(@NotNull NetWorkUser player, Object packet, boolean immediately) {
         if (immediately) {
-            this.immediatePacketConsumer.accept(player.serverPlayer(), packet);
+            this.immediatePacketConsumer.accept(player.connection(), packet);
         } else {
-            this.packetConsumer.accept(player.serverPlayer(), packet);
+            this.packetConsumer.accept(player.connection(), packet);
         }
     }
 
     @Override
     public void sendPackets(@NotNull NetWorkUser player, List<Object> packet, boolean immediately) {
         if (immediately) {
-            this.immediatePacketsConsumer.accept(player.serverPlayer(), packet);
+            this.immediatePacketsConsumer.accept(player.connection(), packet);
         } else {
-            this.packetsConsumer.accept(player.serverPlayer(), packet);
+            this.packetsConsumer.accept(player.connection(), packet);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/net/momirealms/craftengine/bukkit/plugin/network/PacketConsumers.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/net/momirealms/craftengine/bukkit/plugin/network/PacketConsumers.java
index eeeeeddce..78e4beafb 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/net/momirealms/craftengine/bukkit/plugin/network/PacketConsumers.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/net/momirealms/craftengine/bukkit/plugin/network/PacketConsumers.java
@@ -2214,7 +2214,7 @@ public class PacketConsumers {
                 }
                 for (ResourcePackDownloadData data : dataList) {
                     Object newPacket = ResourcePackUtils.createPacket(data.uuid(), data.url(), data.sha1());
-                    user.nettyChannel().writeAndFlush(newPacket);
+                    user.sendPacket(newPacket, true);
                     user.addResourcePackUUID(data.uuid());
                 }
             }).exceptionally(throwable -> {
@@ -2256,7 +2256,7 @@ public class PacketConsumers {
                     || action == Reflections.instance$ServerboundResourcePackPacket$Action$FAILED_DOWNLOAD) {
                 Object kickPacket = Reflections.constructor$ClientboundDisconnectPacket.newInstance(
                         ComponentUtils.adventureToMinecraft(Component.translatable("multiplayer.requiredTexturePrompt.disconnect")));
-                user.nettyChannel().writeAndFlush(kickPacket);
+                user.sendPacket(kickPacket, true);
                 user.nettyChannel().disconnect();
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/net/momirealms/craftengine/bukkit/plugin/user/BukkitServerPlayer.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/net/momirealms/craftengine/bukkit/plugin/user/BukkitServerPlayer.java
index 9dd03801e..64090cc91 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/net/momirealms/craftengine/bukkit/plugin/user/BukkitServerPlayer.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/net/momirealms/craftengine/bukkit/plugin/user/BukkitServerPlayer.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public class BukkitServerPlayer extends Player {
     private ProtocolVersion protocolVersion = ProtocolVersion.UNKNOWN;
     // connection state
     private final Channel channel;
+    private final Object connection;
     private String name;
     private UUID uuid;
     private ConnectionState decoderState;
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ public class BukkitServerPlayer extends Player {
     public BukkitServerPlayer(BukkitCraftEngine plugin, Channel channel) {
         this.channel = channel;
         this.plugin = plugin;
+        this.connection = channel.pipeline().get("packet_handler");
     }
 
     public void setPlayer(org.bukkit.entity.Player player) {
@@ -300,7 +302,7 @@ public class BukkitServerPlayer extends Player {
                 dataPayload = Reflections.constructor$DiscardedPayload.newInstance(channelKey, Unpooled.wrappedBuffer(data));
             }
             Object responsePacket = Reflections.constructor$ClientboundCustomPayloadPacket.newInstance(dataPayload);
-            this.nettyChannel().writeAndFlush(responsePacket);
+            this.sendPacket(responsePacket, true);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             CraftEngine.instance().logger().warn("Failed to send custom payload to " + name(), e);
         }
@@ -311,7 +313,7 @@ public class BukkitServerPlayer extends Player {
         try {
             Object reason = ComponentUtils.adventureToMinecraft(message);
             Object kickPacket = Reflections.constructor$ClientboundDisconnectPacket.newInstance(reason);
-            this.nettyChannel().writeAndFlush(kickPacket);
+            this.sendPacket(kickPacket, true);
             this.nettyChannel().disconnect();
         } catch (Exception e) {
             CraftEngine.instance().logger().warn("Failed to kick " + name(), e);
@@ -775,6 +777,11 @@ public class BukkitServerPlayer extends Player {
         return playerRef.get();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Object connection() {
+        return this.connection;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public org.bukkit.entity.Player literalObject() {
         return platformPlayer();
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/net/momirealms/craftengine/core/plugin/network/NetWorkUser.java b/core/src/main/java/net/momirealms/craftengine/core/plugin/network/NetWorkUser.java
index d8fe6ec0c..f12414157 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/net/momirealms/craftengine/core/plugin/network/NetWorkUser.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/net/momirealms/craftengine/core/plugin/network/NetWorkUser.java
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public interface NetWorkUser {
 
     Object platformPlayer();
 
+    Object connection();
+
     Map<Integer, EntityPacketHandler> entityPacketHandlers();
 
     boolean clientModEnabled();
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 997049669..f48015a49 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ byte_buddy_version=1.17.5
 ahocorasick_version=0.6.3
 snake_yaml_version=2.4
 anti_grief_version=0.17
-nms_helper_version=0.66.5
+nms_helper_version=0.66.6
 evalex_version=3.5.0
 reactive_streams_version=1.0.4
 amazon_awssdk_version=2.31.23