diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/network/player/PlayerSocketConnection.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/network/player/PlayerSocketConnection.java
index 84e09b34a..ffe814fae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/network/player/PlayerSocketConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/network/player/PlayerSocketConnection.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class PlayerSocketConnection extends PlayerConnection {
 
     private final Object bufferLock = new Object();
     private final List<BinaryBuffer> waitingBuffers = new ArrayList<>();
-    private BinaryBuffer tickBuffer = BinaryBuffer.ofSize(BUFFER_SIZE);
+    private BinaryBuffer tickBuffer = getPooledBuffer();
     private volatile BinaryBuffer cacheBuffer;
 
     public PlayerSocketConnection(@NotNull Worker worker, @NotNull SocketChannel channel, SocketAddress remoteAddress) {
@@ -289,10 +289,7 @@ public class PlayerSocketConnection extends PlayerConnection {
                 }
             }
             // Update tick buffer
-            BinaryBuffer newBuffer = POOLED_BUFFERS.poll();
-            if (newBuffer == null) newBuffer = BinaryBuffer.ofSize(BUFFER_SIZE);
-            newBuffer.clear();
-            this.tickBuffer = newBuffer;
+            this.tickBuffer = getPooledBuffer();
         }
     }
 
@@ -453,4 +450,14 @@ public class PlayerSocketConnection extends PlayerConnection {
     public void setNonce(byte[] nonce) {
         this.nonce = nonce;
     }
+
+    private static BinaryBuffer getPooledBuffer() {
+        BinaryBuffer newBuffer = POOLED_BUFFERS.poll();
+        if (newBuffer == null) {
+            newBuffer = BinaryBuffer.ofSize(BUFFER_SIZE);
+        } else {
+            newBuffer.clear();
+        }
+        return newBuffer;
+    }
 }