diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/ServerConnector.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/ServerConnector.java
index 2d2d488f0..bd655c936 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/ServerConnector.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/ServerConnector.java
@@ -97,18 +97,18 @@ public class ServerConnector extends PacketHandler
                         login.difficulty,
                         login.unused,
                         (byte) user.getPendingConnection().getListener().getTabListSize() );
-                user.ch.write( modLogin );
+                user.sendPacket( modLogin );
             } else
             {
                 bungee.getTabListHandler().onServerChange( user );
 
                 for ( Objective objective : user.serverSentScoreboard.getObjectives() )
                 {
-                    user.ch.write( new PacketCEScoreboardObjective( objective.getName(), objective.getValue(), (byte) 1 ) );
+                    user.sendPacket( new PacketCEScoreboardObjective( objective.getName(), objective.getValue(), (byte) 1 ) );
                 }
                 for ( Team team : user.serverSentScoreboard.getTeams() )
                 {
-                    user.ch.write( PacketD1Team.destroy( team.getName() ) );
+                    user.sendPacket( PacketD1Team.destroy( team.getName() ) );
                 }
                 user.serverSentScoreboard.clear();
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public class ServerConnector extends PacketHandler
                 user.sendPacket( Packet9Respawn.DIM2_SWITCH );
 
                 user.serverEntityId = login.entityId;
-                user.ch.write( new Packet9Respawn( login.dimension, login.difficulty, login.gameMode, (short) 256, login.levelType ) );
+                user.sendPacket( new Packet9Respawn( login.dimension, login.difficulty, login.gameMode, (short) 256, login.levelType ) );
 
                 // Remove from old servers
                 user.getServer().setObsolete( true );
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class ServerConnector extends PacketHandler
             }
 
             // TODO: Fix this?
-            if ( !user.ch.getHandle().isActive() )
+            if ( !user.isActive() )
             {
                 server.disconnect( "Quitting" );
                 // Silly server admins see stack trace and die
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/UserConnection.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/UserConnection.java
index 2b768e6d9..d24ce99b1 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/UserConnection.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/UserConnection.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import lombok.AccessLevel;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Setter;
-import lombok.Synchronized;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.ChatColor;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.ProxyServer;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.config.ServerInfo;
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ public final class UserConnection implements ProxiedPlayer
 
     /*========================================================================*/
     private final ProxyServer bungee;
-    public final ChannelWrapper ch;
+    private final ChannelWrapper ch;
     @Getter
     private final String name;
     @Getter
@@ -89,6 +88,17 @@ public final class UserConnection implements ProxiedPlayer
         ch.write( p );
     }
 
+    public void sendPacket(byte[] b)
+    {
+        ch.write( b );
+    }
+
+    @Deprecated
+    public boolean isActive()
+    {
+        return ch.getHandle().isActive();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void setDisplayName(String name)
     {
@@ -107,8 +117,8 @@ public final class UserConnection implements ProxiedPlayer
 
     public void connectNow(ServerInfo target)
     {
-        ch.write( Packet9Respawn.DIM1_SWITCH );
-        ch.write( Packet9Respawn.DIM2_SWITCH );
+        sendPacket( Packet9Respawn.DIM1_SWITCH );
+        sendPacket( Packet9Respawn.DIM2_SWITCH );
         connect( target );
     }
 
@@ -183,7 +193,7 @@ public final class UserConnection implements ProxiedPlayer
         if ( ch.getHandle().isActive() )
         {
             bungee.getLogger().log( Level.INFO, "[" + getName() + "] disconnected with: " + reason );
-            ch.write( new PacketFFKick( reason ) );
+            sendPacket( new PacketFFKick( reason ) );
             ch.getHandle().close();
             if ( server != null )
             {
@@ -202,7 +212,7 @@ public final class UserConnection implements ProxiedPlayer
     @Override
     public void sendMessage(String message)
     {
-        ch.write( new Packet3Chat( message ) );
+        sendPacket( new Packet3Chat( message ) );
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -217,7 +227,7 @@ public final class UserConnection implements ProxiedPlayer
     @Override
     public void sendData(String channel, byte[] data)
     {
-        ch.write( new PacketFAPluginMessage( channel, data ) );
+        sendPacket( new PacketFAPluginMessage( channel, data ) );
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/DownstreamBridge.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/DownstreamBridge.java
index 86be51ef1..f79bb7333 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/DownstreamBridge.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/DownstreamBridge.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class DownstreamBridge extends PacketHandler
     public void handle(byte[] buf) throws Exception
     {
         EntityMap.rewrite( buf, con.serverEntityId, con.clientEntityId );
-        con.ch.write( buf );
+        con.sendPacket( buf );
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/UpstreamBridge.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/UpstreamBridge.java
index 8247c35ea..82060e900 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/UpstreamBridge.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/UpstreamBridge.java
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ public class UpstreamBridge extends PacketHandler
 
         BungeeCord.getInstance().connections.put( con.getName(), con );
         bungee.getTabListHandler().onConnect( con );
-        con.ch.write( BungeeCord.getInstance().registerChannels() );
+        con.sendPacket(BungeeCord.getInstance().registerChannels() );
 
         TexturePackInfo texture = con.getPendingConnection().getListener().getTexturePack();
         if ( texture != null )
         {
-            con.ch.write( new PacketFAPluginMessage( "MC|TPack", ( texture.getUrl() + "\00" + texture.getSize() ).getBytes() ) );
+            con.sendPacket(new PacketFAPluginMessage( "MC|TPack", ( texture.getUrl() + "\00" + texture.getSize() ).getBytes() ) );
         }
     }