diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/network/ProtocolVersion.java b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/network/ProtocolVersion.java
index ce5130078..0f71bf505 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/network/ProtocolVersion.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/network/ProtocolVersion.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public enum ProtocolVersion {
    * @return the protocol version
    */
   public int getProtocol() {
-    return protocol;
+    return protocol == -1 ? snapshotProtocol : protocol;
   }
 
   /**