diff --git a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_14to1_13_2/Protocol1_14To1_13_2.java b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_14to1_13_2/Protocol1_14To1_13_2.java
index 99057bdb4..7edf95ec5 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_14to1_13_2/Protocol1_14To1_13_2.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_14to1_13_2/Protocol1_14To1_13_2.java
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ public class Protocol1_14To1_13_2 extends Protocol {
                 handler(new PacketHandler() {
                     @Override
                     public void handle(PacketWrapper wrapper) throws Exception {
-                        int blockTagsSize;
-                        wrapper.write(Type.VAR_INT, (blockTagsSize = wrapper.passthrough(Type.VAR_INT)) + 3); // block tags
+                        int blockTagsSize = wrapper.read(Type.VAR_INT);
+                        wrapper.write(Type.VAR_INT, blockTagsSize + 3); // block tags
                         for (int i = 0; i < blockTagsSize; i++) {
                             wrapper.passthrough(Type.STRING);
                             Integer[] blockIds = wrapper.passthrough(Type.VAR_INT_ARRAY);
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ public class Protocol1_14To1_13_2 extends Protocol {
                         wrapper.write(Type.VAR_INT_ARRAY, new Integer[]{
                                 getNewBlockId(150)
                         });
-                        int itemTagsSize;
-                        wrapper.write(Type.VAR_INT, (itemTagsSize = wrapper.read(Type.VAR_INT)) + 1); // item tags
+                        int itemTagsSize = wrapper.read(Type.VAR_INT);
+                        wrapper.write(Type.VAR_INT, itemTagsSize + 1); // item tags
                         for (int i = 0; i < itemTagsSize; i++) {
                             wrapper.passthrough(Type.STRING);
                             Integer[] itemIds = wrapper.passthrough(Type.VAR_INT_ARRAY);