diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/v1_12to1_11_1/Protocol1_12To1_11_1.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/v1_12to1_11_1/Protocol1_12To1_11_1.java
index 82559347..e9e7895a 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/v1_12to1_11_1/Protocol1_12To1_11_1.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/v1_12to1_11_1/Protocol1_12To1_11_1.java
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.ClientWorld;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.entities.EntityTypes1_12;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.Types;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.data.entity.EntityTrackerBase;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.gson.JsonElement;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.v1_11_1to1_12.packet.ClientboundPackets1_12;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.v1_11_1to1_12.packet.ServerboundPackets1_12;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.v1_9_1to1_9_3.packet.ClientboundPackets1_9_3;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.v1_9_1to1_9_3.packet.ServerboundPackets1_9_3;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.v1_8to1_9.Protocol1_8To1_9;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.ComponentUtil;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.SerializerVersion;
 
 public class Protocol1_12To1_11_1 extends BackwardsProtocol<ClientboundPackets1_12, ClientboundPackets1_9_3, ServerboundPackets1_12, ServerboundPackets1_9_3> {
 
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ public class Protocol1_12To1_11_1 extends BackwardsProtocol<ClientboundPackets1_
         registerClientbound(ClientboundPackets1_12.SET_TITLES, wrapper -> {
             int action = wrapper.passthrough(Types.VAR_INT);
             if (action >= 0 && action <= 2) {
-                JsonElement component = wrapper.read(Types.COMPONENT);
-                wrapper.write(Types.COMPONENT, Protocol1_8To1_9.STRING_TO_JSON.transform(wrapper, component.toString()));
+                // Should be done globally in the component rewriter, but /shrug for now
+                String component = wrapper.read(Types.COMPONENT).toString();
+                wrapper.write(Types.COMPONENT, ComponentUtil.convertJsonOrEmpty(component, SerializerVersion.V1_12, SerializerVersion.V1_9));
             }
         });
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/v1_12to1_11_1/storage/ShoulderTracker.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/v1_12to1_11_1/storage/ShoulderTracker.java
index 89ca5ae6..b0341844 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/v1_12to1_11_1/storage/ShoulderTracker.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/v1_12to1_11_1/storage/ShoulderTracker.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.connection.UserConnection;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.protocol.packet.PacketWrapper;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.Types;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.v1_11_1to1_12.packet.ClientboundPackets1_12;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.v1_8to1_9.Protocol1_8To1_9;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.ComponentUtil;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.Key;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ public class ShoulderTracker extends StoredObject {
     }
 
     public void update() {
-        PacketWrapper wrapper = PacketWrapper.create(ClientboundPackets1_12.CHAT, null, getUser());
+        PacketWrapper wrapper = PacketWrapper.create(ClientboundPackets1_12.CHAT, getUser());
 
         try {
-            wrapper.write(Types.COMPONENT, Protocol1_8To1_9.STRING_TO_JSON.transform(wrapper, generateString()));
+            wrapper.write(Types.COMPONENT, ComponentUtil.plainToJson(generateString()));
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }