diff --git a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/type/types/version/ChunkSectionType1_8.java b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/type/types/version/ChunkSectionType1_8.java
index 2cc3f478b..7a496f670 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/type/types/version/ChunkSectionType1_8.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/type/types/version/ChunkSectionType1_8.java
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.minecraft.chunks.ChunkSection;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.type.Type;
 
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
-import java.nio.ShortBuffer;
 
 public class ChunkSectionType1_8 extends Type<ChunkSection> {
 
@@ -19,12 +17,10 @@ public class ChunkSectionType1_8 extends Type<ChunkSection> {
         ChunkSection chunkSection = new ChunkSection();
         chunkSection.clearPalette();
 
-        byte[] blockData = new byte[ChunkSection.SIZE * 2];
-        buffer.readBytes(blockData);
-        ShortBuffer blockBuf = ByteBuffer.wrap(blockData).order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN).asShortBuffer();
+        ByteBuf littleEndianView = buffer.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
 
         for (int i = 0; i < ChunkSection.SIZE; i++) {
-            int mask = blockBuf.get();
+            int mask = littleEndianView.readShort();
             int type = mask >> 4;
             int data = mask & 0xF;
             chunkSection.setBlock(i, type, data);
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/BannerHandler.java b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/BannerHandler.java
index c321f409f..7e071d31a 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/BannerHandler.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/BannerHandler.java
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ public class BannerHandler implements BlockEntityProvider.BlockEntityHandler {
 
         int blockId = storage.get(position).getOriginal();
 
-        int color = (int) tag.get("Base").getValue();
+        Tag base = tag.get("Base");
+        int color = 0;
+        if (base != null) {
+            color = ((Number) tag.get("Base").getValue()).intValue();
+        }
         // Standing banner
         if (blockId >= BANNER_START && blockId <= BANNER_STOP) {
             blockId += ((15 - color) * 16);
@@ -43,8 +47,10 @@ public class BannerHandler implements BlockEntityProvider.BlockEntityHandler {
         if (tag.get("Patterns") instanceof ListTag) {
             for (Tag pattern : (ListTag) tag.get("Patterns")) {
                 if (pattern instanceof CompoundTag) {
-                    IntTag c = ((CompoundTag) pattern).get("Color");
-                    c.setValue(15 - c.getValue()); // Invert color id
+                    Tag c = ((CompoundTag) pattern).get("Color");
+                    if (c instanceof IntTag) {
+                        ((IntTag)c).setValue(15 - (int) c.getValue()); // Invert color id
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/BedHandler.java b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/BedHandler.java
index f676a4c9a..3558a9fed 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/BedHandler.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/BedHandler.java
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ public class BedHandler implements BlockEntityProvider.BlockEntityHandler {
         //                                              RED_BED + FIRST_BED
         int blockId = storage.get(position).getOriginal() - 972 + 748;
 
-        int color = (int) tag.get("color").getValue();
-        blockId += (color * 16);
+        Tag color = tag.get("color");
+        if (color != null) {
+            blockId += (((Number) color.getValue()).intValue() * 16);
+        }
 
         return blockId;
     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/SkullHandler.java b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/SkullHandler.java
index 90b0b745b..5198ba9cf 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/SkullHandler.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/SkullHandler.java
@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@ public class SkullHandler implements BlockEntityProvider.BlockEntityHandler {
         int id = storage.get(position).getOriginal();
 
         if (id >= SKULL_WALL_START && id <= SKULL_END) {
-            id += (byte) tag.get("SkullType").getValue() * 20;
+            Tag skullType = tag.get("SkullType");
+            if (skullType != null) {
+                id += ((Number) tag.get("SkullType").getValue()).intValue() * 20;
+            }
             if (tag.contains("Rot")) {
-                id += (byte) tag.get("Rot").getValue();
+                id += ((Number) tag.get("Rot").getValue()).intValue();
             }
         } else {
             Via.getPlatform().getLogger().warning("Why does this block have the skull block entity? " + tag);