diff --git a/bungee/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/bungee/providers/BungeeMovementTransmitter.java b/bungee/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/bungee/providers/BungeeMovementTransmitter.java
index 1f7441cd1..e4f4511e4 100644
--- a/bungee/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/bungee/providers/BungeeMovementTransmitter.java
+++ b/bungee/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/bungee/providers/BungeeMovementTransmitter.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class BungeeMovementTransmitter extends MovementTransmitterProvider {
     }
 
     public void sendPlayer(UserConnection userConnection) {
-        if (userConnection.getProtocolInfo().getState() == State.PLAY) {
+        if (userConnection.getProtocolInfo().getState() == State.PLAY && userConnection.getEntityTracker(Protocol1_9To1_8.class).clientEntityId() != -1) {
             PacketWrapper wrapper = PacketWrapper.create(ServerboundPackets1_8.PLAYER_MOVEMENT, null, userConnection);
             MovementTracker tracker = userConnection.get(MovementTracker.class);
             wrapper.write(Type.BOOLEAN, tracker.isGround());
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_9to1_8/storage/MovementTracker.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_9to1_8/storage/MovementTracker.java
index 2fdbc0f74..7b3944c11 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_9to1_8/storage/MovementTracker.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_9to1_8/storage/MovementTracker.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class MovementTracker implements StorableObject {
     private static final long IDLE_PACKET_DELAY = 50L; // Update every 50ms (20tps)
     private static final long IDLE_PACKET_LIMIT = 20; // Max 20 ticks behind
     private long nextIdlePacket = 0L;
-    private boolean ground = true;
+    private boolean ground = false;
 
     public void incrementIdlePacket() {
         // Notify of next update
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/velocity/providers/VelocityMovementTransmitter.java b/velocity/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/velocity/providers/VelocityMovementTransmitter.java
index 1184b4ae5..f6e427691 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/velocity/providers/VelocityMovementTransmitter.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/velocity/providers/VelocityMovementTransmitter.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class VelocityMovementTransmitter extends MovementTransmitterProvider {
     }
 
     public void sendPlayer(UserConnection userConnection) {
-        if (userConnection.getProtocolInfo().getState() == State.PLAY) {
+        if (userConnection.getProtocolInfo().getState() == State.PLAY && userConnection.getEntityTracker(Protocol1_9To1_8.class).clientEntityId() != -1) {
             PacketWrapper wrapper = PacketWrapper.create(ServerboundPackets1_8.PLAYER_MOVEMENT, null, userConnection);
             MovementTracker tracker = userConnection.get(MovementTracker.class);
             wrapper.write(Type.BOOLEAN, tracker.isGround());