diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/PacketBuilder.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/PacketBuilder.java
index 538609d..6afb6cf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/PacketBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/PacketBuilder.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package one.oth3r.sit;
 
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.client.networking.v1.ClientPlayNetworking;
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.networking.v1.PacketByteBufs;
 import net.minecraft.network.PacketByteBuf;
@@ -11,11 +12,11 @@ import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 public class PacketBuilder {
     public static final String SETTINGS = "settings_v1.0";
     private final String message;
-    private PacketByteBuf packetByteBuf = PacketByteBufs.create();
-    public PacketBuilder(PacketByteBuf buf) {
+    private final PacketByteBuf packetByteBuf = PacketByteBufs.create();
+    public PacketBuilder(ByteBuf buf) {
         // Read any data sent in the packet
         message = buf.toString(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
-        packetByteBuf = buf;
+        packetByteBuf.writeBytes(buf);
     }
     public PacketBuilder(String message) {
         this.message = message;
diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/Sit.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/Sit.java
index d621a73..08abcc9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/Sit.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/Sit.java
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ public class Sit implements ModInitializer {
 		//PACKETS
 		ServerPlayNetworking.registerGlobalReceiver(PacketBuilder.getIdentifier(),
 				(server, player, handler, buf, responseSender) -> {
-			PacketBuilder packet = new PacketBuilder(buf);
+			// copy to not throw errors
+			PacketBuilder packet = new PacketBuilder(buf.copy());
 			server.execute(() -> {
 						Type hashMapToken = new TypeToken<HashMap<String, Object>>() {}.getType();
 						Gson gson = new GsonBuilder().disableHtmlEscaping().create();