diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1cd76474d..70f67f323 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# ViaVersion 0.3.6
+# ViaVersion 0.3.7
 **Allows the connection of 1.8 clients to 1.9**
 
 This plugin modifies netty to allow connection of 1.9 clients to 1.8,
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/spacehq/mc/protocol/util/NetUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/spacehq/mc/protocol/util/NetUtil.java
index f8f332ccf..67dad9ce0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/spacehq/mc/protocol/util/NetUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/spacehq/mc/protocol/util/NetUtil.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class NetUtil {
 
     public static Column readOldChunkData(int x, int z, boolean isFullChunk, int bitmask, byte[] input, boolean checkForSky, boolean hasSkyLight) {
         int pos = 0;
-        int expected = 0;
+        int expected = isFullChunk ? 256 : 0;
         boolean sky = false;
         ShortBuffer buf = ByteBuffer.wrap(input).order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN).asShortBuffer();
         // 0 = Calculate expected length and determine if the packet has skylight.
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class NetUtil {
                     }
 
                     if(pass == 3) {
-                        if(chunks[ind].getSkyLight() != null) {
+                        if(sky) {
                             NibbleArray3d skylight = chunks[ind].getSkyLight();
                             System.arraycopy(input, pos, skylight.getData(), 0, skylight.getData().length);
                             pos += skylight.getData().length;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index f51140e30..5f2537806 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 name: ViaVersion
 main: us.myles.ViaVersion.ViaVersionPlugin
 author: _MylesC
-version: 0.3.6
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+version: 0.3.7
\ No newline at end of file