diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/v1_12_2to1_13/rewriter/ItemPacketRewriter1_13.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/v1_12_2to1_13/rewriter/ItemPacketRewriter1_13.java
index 86334ef43..e6e45f061 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/v1_12_2to1_13/rewriter/ItemPacketRewriter1_13.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/v1_12_2to1_13/rewriter/ItemPacketRewriter1_13.java
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public class ItemPacketRewriter1_13 extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_12_
             @Override
             public void register() {
                 map(Types.STRING); // Channel
-                handlerSoftFail(wrapper -> {
+                handler(wrapper -> {
                     String channel = wrapper.get(Types.STRING, 0);
                     String old = channel;
                     channel = getOldPluginChannelId(channel);
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/v1_15_2to1_16/Protocol1_15_2To1_16.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/v1_15_2to1_16/Protocol1_15_2To1_16.java
index 2a17b3f49..da21e8b76 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/v1_15_2to1_16/Protocol1_15_2To1_16.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/v1_15_2to1_16/Protocol1_15_2To1_16.java
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public class Protocol1_15_2To1_16 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPackets1_1
                 @Override
                 public void register() {
                     map(Types.STRING); // Channel
-                    handlerSoftFail(wrapper -> {
+                    handler(wrapper -> {
                         final String channel = wrapper.get(Types.STRING, 0);
                         final String namespacedChannel = Key.namespaced(channel);
                         if (channel.length() > 32) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/v1_20to1_20_2/Protocol1_20To1_20_2.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/v1_20to1_20_2/Protocol1_20To1_20_2.java
index c37b7ed14..520b3430b 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/v1_20to1_20_2/Protocol1_20To1_20_2.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/v1_20to1_20_2/Protocol1_20To1_20_2.java
@@ -78,21 +78,13 @@ public final class Protocol1_20To1_20_2 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPack
         soundRewriter.registerSound1_19_3(ClientboundPackets1_19_4.SOUND);
         soundRewriter.registerSound1_19_3(ClientboundPackets1_19_4.SOUND_ENTITY);
 
-        final PacketHandlers sanitizeCustomPayload = new PacketHandlers() {
+        registerClientbound(ClientboundPackets1_19_4.CUSTOM_PAYLOAD, new PacketHandlers() {
             @Override
             protected void register() {
-                map(Types.STRING); // Channel
-                handlerSoftFail(wrapper -> {
-                    final String channel = Key.namespaced(wrapper.get(Types.STRING, 0));
-                    if (channel.equals("minecraft:brand")) {
-                        wrapper.passthrough(Types.STRING);
-                        wrapper.clearInputBuffer();
-                    }
-                });
+                handlerSoftFail(Protocol1_20To1_20_2::sanitizeCustomPayload);
             }
-        };
-        registerClientbound(ClientboundPackets1_19_4.CUSTOM_PAYLOAD, sanitizeCustomPayload);
-        registerServerbound(ServerboundPackets1_20_2.CUSTOM_PAYLOAD, sanitizeCustomPayload);
+        });
+        registerServerbound(ServerboundPackets1_20_2.CUSTOM_PAYLOAD, Protocol1_20To1_20_2::sanitizeCustomPayload);
 
         registerClientbound(ClientboundPackets1_19_4.RESOURCE_PACK, wrapper -> {
             final String url = wrapper.passthrough(Types.STRING);
@@ -212,6 +204,14 @@ public final class Protocol1_20To1_20_2 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPack
         });
     }
 
+    private static void sanitizeCustomPayload(final PacketWrapper wrapper) {
+        final String channel = Key.namespaced(wrapper.passthrough(Types.STRING));
+        if (channel.equals("minecraft:brand")) {
+            wrapper.passthrough(Types.STRING);
+            wrapper.clearInputBuffer();
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void transform(final Direction direction, final State state, final PacketWrapper packetWrapper) throws InformativeException, CancelException {
         if (direction == Direction.SERVERBOUND) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/v1_8to1_9/rewriter/PlayerPacketRewriter1_9.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/v1_8to1_9/rewriter/PlayerPacketRewriter1_9.java
index 562f867db..c58488bda 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/v1_8to1_9/rewriter/PlayerPacketRewriter1_9.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/v1_8to1_9/rewriter/PlayerPacketRewriter1_9.java
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ public class PlayerPacketRewriter1_9 {
             @Override
             public void register() {
                 map(Types.STRING); // 0 - Channel Name
-                handlerSoftFail(wrapper -> {
+                handler(wrapper -> {
                     String name = wrapper.get(Types.STRING, 0);
                     if (name.equals("MC|BSign")) {
                         Item item = wrapper.passthrough(Types.ITEM1_8);