diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/bukkit/handlers/BukkitEncodeHandler.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/bukkit/handlers/BukkitEncodeHandler.java
index 06bc19f20..4ab8efb3b 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/bukkit/handlers/BukkitEncodeHandler.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/bukkit/handlers/BukkitEncodeHandler.java
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ public class BukkitEncodeHandler extends MessageToByteEncoder implements ViaHand
                     throw (Error) e.getCause();
                 }
             }
+            
+        } else {
+            bytebuf.writeBytes((ByteBuf) o);
         }
-
         transform(bytebuf);
     }
 
diff --git a/sponge/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/sponge/handlers/SpongeEncodeHandler.java b/sponge/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/sponge/handlers/SpongeEncodeHandler.java
index 6b643081c..cc4345775 100644
--- a/sponge/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/sponge/handlers/SpongeEncodeHandler.java
+++ b/sponge/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/sponge/handlers/SpongeEncodeHandler.java
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@ public class SpongeEncodeHandler extends MessageToByteEncoder<Object> implements
                     throw (Error) e.getCause();
                 }
             }
+        } else {
+            bytebuf.writeBytes((ByteBuf) o)
         }
-
         transform(bytebuf);
     }