diff --git a/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/ViaIdleThread.java b/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/ViaIdleThread.java
index 56b819eaa..1a45dee76 100644
--- a/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/ViaIdleThread.java
+++ b/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/ViaIdleThread.java
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package us.myles.ViaVersion;
 
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandler;
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
 import org.bukkit.scheduler.BukkitRunnable;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.data.UserConnection;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.protocols.base.ProtocolInfo;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.protocols.protocol1_9to1_8.Protocol1_9TO1_8;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.protocols.protocol1_9to1_8.storage.MovementTracker;
+import us.myles.ViaVersion.util.PipelineUtil;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.util.ReflectionUtil;
 
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -30,7 +33,9 @@ public class ViaIdleThread extends BukkitRunnable {
             if (info.get(ProtocolInfo.class).getPipeline().contains(Protocol1_9TO1_8.class)) {
                 long nextIdleUpdate = info.get(MovementTracker.class).getNextIdlePacket();
                 if (nextIdleUpdate <= System.currentTimeMillis()) {
-                    info.getChannel().pipeline().fireChannelRead(idlePacket);
+                    ChannelHandlerContext context = PipelineUtil.getContextBefore("decoder", info.getChannel().pipeline());
+                    context.fireChannelRead(idlePacket);
+
                     info.get(MovementTracker.class).incrementIdlePacket();
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/ViaVersionPlugin.java b/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/ViaVersionPlugin.java
index daa3e2af7..934d1dd71 100644
--- a/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/ViaVersionPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/ViaVersionPlugin.java
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ public class ViaVersionPlugin extends JavaPlugin implements ViaVersionAPI, ViaVe
 
         getLogger().info("ViaVersion " + getDescription().getVersion() + " is now enabled, injecting.");
         injectPacketHandler();
-        if (getConfig().getBoolean("simulate-pt", true))
-            new ViaIdleThread(portedPlayers).runTaskTimerAsynchronously(this, 1L, 1L); // Updates player's idle status
+
 
         if (isCheckForUpdates())
             UpdateUtil.sendUpdateMessage(this);
@@ -359,4 +358,8 @@ public class ViaVersionPlugin extends JavaPlugin implements ViaVersionAPI, ViaVe
                 e.printStackTrace();
         }
     }
+
+    public Map<UUID, UserConnection> getPortedPlayers() {
+        return portedPlayers;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/PacketWrapper.java b/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/PacketWrapper.java
index 47d9b690e..2f0dba7cc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/PacketWrapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/PacketWrapper.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.type.Type;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.type.TypeConverter;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.exception.InformativeException;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.handlers.ViaDecodeHandler;
+import us.myles.ViaVersion.util.PipelineUtil;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -278,15 +279,7 @@ public class PacketWrapper {
 
             writeToBuffer(output);
 
-            boolean mark = false;
-            for (String s : user().getChannel().pipeline().names()) {
-                if (mark) {
-                    user().getChannel().pipeline().context(user().getChannel().pipeline().get(s)).fireChannelRead(output);
-                    return;
-                }
-                if (s.equalsIgnoreCase("decompress"))
-                    mark = true;
-            }
+            PipelineUtil.getContextBefore("decompress", user().getChannel().pipeline()).fireChannelRead(output);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_9to1_8/Protocol1_9TO1_8.java b/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_9to1_8/Protocol1_9TO1_8.java
index 2986ca8a8..7ee7f7b14 100644
--- a/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_9to1_8/Protocol1_9TO1_8.java
+++ b/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_9to1_8/Protocol1_9TO1_8.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
+import us.myles.ViaVersion.ViaIdleThread;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.ViaVersionPlugin;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.PacketWrapper;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.ViaVersion;
@@ -103,6 +104,8 @@ public class Protocol1_9TO1_8 extends Protocol {
             plugin.getLogger().info("Enabling PaperSpigot patch: Fixes block placement.");
             Bukkit.getPluginManager().registerEvents(new PaperPatch(), plugin);
         }
+        if (plugin.getConfig().getBoolean("simulate-pt", true))
+            new ViaIdleThread(plugin.getPortedPlayers()).runTaskTimerAsynchronously(plugin, 1L, 1L); // Updates player's idle status
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/util/PipelineUtil.java b/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/util/PipelineUtil.java
index 205323419..cc8e79300 100644
--- a/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/util/PipelineUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/util/PipelineUtil.java
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package us.myles.ViaVersion.util;
 
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandler;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelPipeline;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.ByteToMessageDecoder;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.MessageToByteEncoder;
 
@@ -57,4 +59,16 @@ public class PipelineUtil {
         }
         return false;
     }
+
+    public static ChannelHandlerContext getContextBefore(String name, ChannelPipeline pipeline) {
+        boolean mark = false;
+        for (String s : pipeline.names()) {
+            if (mark) {
+                return pipeline.context(pipeline.get(s));
+            }
+            if (s.equalsIgnoreCase(name))
+                mark = true;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
 }