diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/PingHandler.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/PingHandler.java
index 644fda246..6153e6b68 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/PingHandler.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/PingHandler.java
@@ -16,16 +16,15 @@ public class PingHandler extends PacketHandler
 
     private final ServerInfo target;
     private final Callback<ServerPing> callback;
-    // TODO: Update this to 1.6.2 style!
-    private static final ByteBuf pingBuf = Unpooled.unreleasableBuffer( Unpooled.wrappedBuffer( new byte[]
-    {
-        (byte) 0xFE, (byte) 0x01
-    } ) );
 
     @Override
     public void connected(ChannelWrapper channel) throws Exception
     {
-        channel.write( pingBuf );
+        // TODO: Update this to 1.6.2 style!
+        channel.write( Unpooled.wrappedBuffer( new byte[]
+        {
+            (byte) 0xFE, (byte) 0x01
+        } ) );
     }
 
     @Override