diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/api/rewriters/EntityRewriterBase.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/api/rewriters/EntityRewriterBase.java
index 6451e89a..ccdecff6 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/api/rewriters/EntityRewriterBase.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/api/rewriters/EntityRewriterBase.java
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public abstract class EntityRewriterBase<C extends ClientboundPacketType, T exte
         filter().handler((event, meta) -> {
             MetaType type = meta.metaType();
             if (type == itemType) {
-                protocol.getItemRewriter().handleItemToClient(meta.value());
+                meta.setValue(protocol.getItemRewriter().handleItemToClient(meta.value()));
             } else if (type == blockStateType) {
                 int data = meta.value();
                 meta.setValue(protocol.getMappingData().getNewBlockStateId(data));