diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/VelocityServerConnection.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/VelocityServerConnection.java
index c67d32608..2a1910c4c 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/VelocityServerConnection.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/VelocityServerConnection.java
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ import static com.velocitypowered.proxy.VelocityServer.GSON;
 import static com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.forge.legacy.LegacyForgeConstants.HANDSHAKE_HOSTNAME_TOKEN;
 import static com.velocitypowered.proxy.network.Connections.FLOW_HANDLER;
 import static com.velocitypowered.proxy.network.Connections.FLUSH_CONSOLIDATION;
+import static com.velocitypowered.proxy.network.Connections.FLUSH_CONSOLIDATION_AMOUNT;
 import static com.velocitypowered.proxy.network.Connections.FRAME_DECODER;
 import static com.velocitypowered.proxy.network.Connections.FRAME_ENCODER;
 import static com.velocitypowered.proxy.network.Connections.HANDLER;
 import static com.velocitypowered.proxy.network.Connections.MINECRAFT_DECODER;
 import static com.velocitypowered.proxy.network.Connections.MINECRAFT_ENCODER;
 import static com.velocitypowered.proxy.network.Connections.READ_TIMEOUT;
-import static io.netty.handler.flush.FlushConsolidationHandler.DEFAULT_EXPLICIT_FLUSH_AFTER_FLUSHES;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.network.ProtocolVersion;
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class VelocityServerConnection implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation,
           protected void initChannel(Channel ch) throws Exception {
             ch.pipeline()
                 .addLast(FLUSH_CONSOLIDATION, new FlushConsolidationHandler(
-                    DEFAULT_EXPLICIT_FLUSH_AFTER_FLUSHES, true))
+                    FLUSH_CONSOLIDATION_AMOUNT, true))
                 .addLast(READ_TIMEOUT,
                     new ReadTimeoutHandler(server.getConfiguration().getReadTimeout(),
                         TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS))
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/Connections.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/Connections.java
index 1ac5635a0..a0e124003 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/Connections.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/Connections.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ public class Connections {
   public static final String READ_TIMEOUT = "read-timeout";
   public static final String FLUSH_CONSOLIDATION = "flush-consolidation";
 
+  public static final int FLUSH_CONSOLIDATION_AMOUNT = 10;
+
   private Connections() {
     throw new AssertionError();
   }
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/ServerChannelInitializer.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/ServerChannelInitializer.java
index 9f54a4e53..4ed9a8e39 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/ServerChannelInitializer.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/ServerChannelInitializer.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.velocitypowered.proxy.network;
 
 import static com.velocitypowered.proxy.network.Connections.FLUSH_CONSOLIDATION;
+import static com.velocitypowered.proxy.network.Connections.FLUSH_CONSOLIDATION_AMOUNT;
 import static com.velocitypowered.proxy.network.Connections.FRAME_DECODER;
 import static com.velocitypowered.proxy.network.Connections.FRAME_ENCODER;
 import static com.velocitypowered.proxy.network.Connections.LEGACY_PING_DECODER;
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@ import static com.velocitypowered.proxy.network.Connections.LEGACY_PING_ENCODER;
 import static com.velocitypowered.proxy.network.Connections.MINECRAFT_DECODER;
 import static com.velocitypowered.proxy.network.Connections.MINECRAFT_ENCODER;
 import static com.velocitypowered.proxy.network.Connections.READ_TIMEOUT;
-import static io.netty.handler.flush.FlushConsolidationHandler.DEFAULT_EXPLICIT_FLUSH_AFTER_FLUSHES;
 
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.VelocityServer;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.MinecraftConnection;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class ServerChannelInitializer extends ChannelInitializer<Channel> {
   protected void initChannel(final Channel ch) {
     ch.pipeline()
         .addLast(FLUSH_CONSOLIDATION, new FlushConsolidationHandler(
-            DEFAULT_EXPLICIT_FLUSH_AFTER_FLUSHES, true))
+            FLUSH_CONSOLIDATION_AMOUNT, true))
         .addLast(READ_TIMEOUT,
             new ReadTimeoutHandler(this.server.getConfiguration().getReadTimeout(),
                 TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS))