diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/network/socket/Server.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/network/socket/Server.java
index 5d0f32a05..8fda5710f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/network/socket/Server.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/network/socket/Server.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public final class Server {
     public static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Server.class);
     public static final int WORKER_COUNT = Integer.getInteger("minestom.workers",
             Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors() * 2);
-    public static final int SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE = Integer.getInteger("minestom.buffer-size", 65535);
+    public static final int SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE = Integer.getInteger("minestom.buffer-size", 262_143);
     public static final int MAX_PACKET_SIZE = 2_097_151; // 3 bytes var-int
     public static final boolean NO_DELAY = true;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/utils/PacketUtils.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/utils/PacketUtils.java
index a536ce824..ca94f3388 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/utils/PacketUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/utils/PacketUtils.java
@@ -191,6 +191,6 @@ public final class PacketUtils {
 
     public static ByteBuffer allocateTrimmedPacket(@NotNull ServerPacket packet) {
         final var temp = PacketUtils.createFramedPacket(packet);
-        return ByteBuffer.allocate(temp.position()).put(temp.flip());
+        return ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(temp.position()).put(temp.flip());
     }
 }