diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/ProtocolUtils.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/ProtocolUtils.java
index 7ae34b9db..53daae299 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/ProtocolUtils.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/ProtocolUtils.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public enum ProtocolUtils {
       buf.writeInt(w);
     } else {
       int w = (value & 0x7F | 0x80) << 24 | ((value >>> 7) & 0x7F | 0x80) << 16
-          | ((value >>> 14) & 0x7F | 0x80) | ((value >>> 21) & 0x7F | 0x80);
+          | ((value >>> 14) & 0x7F | 0x80) << 8 | ((value >>> 21) & 0x7F | 0x80);
       buf.writeInt(w);
       buf.writeByte(value >>> 28);
     }