diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/creeper123123321/viaaas/CloudProtocol.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/creeper123123321/viaaas/CloudProtocol.kt
index 6ff9649..c9d06a6 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/creeper123123321/viaaas/CloudProtocol.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/creeper123123321/viaaas/CloudProtocol.kt
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class CloudHandlerProtocol : SimpleProtocol() {
                     it.cancel()
                     it.create(3) {
                         it.write(Type.VAR_INT, threshold)
-                    }.send(CloudHandlerProtocol::class.java)
+                    }.send(CloudHandlerProtocol::class.java, true, true) // needs to be sent uncompressed
                     pipe.get(CloudCompressor::class.java).threshold = threshold
                     pipe.get(CloudDecompressor::class.java).threshold = threshold
 
@@ -165,4 +165,4 @@ class CloudHandlerProtocol : SimpleProtocol() {
 fun Channel.setAutoRead(b: Boolean) {
     this.config().isAutoRead = b
     if (b) this.read()
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}