diff --git a/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/ViaIdleThread.java b/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/ViaIdleThread.java
index 7bcd59d6a..56b819eaa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/ViaIdleThread.java
+++ b/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/ViaIdleThread.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package us.myles.ViaVersion;
 
 import org.bukkit.scheduler.BukkitRunnable;
-import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.ViaVersion;
 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;
@@ -13,14 +12,15 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 
 public class ViaIdleThread extends BukkitRunnable {
     private final Map<UUID, UserConnection> portedPlayers;
-    private final Class<?> idlePacketClass;
+    private final Object idlePacket;
 
     public ViaIdleThread(Map<UUID, UserConnection> portedPlayers) {
         this.portedPlayers = portedPlayers;
         try {
-            this.idlePacketClass = ReflectionUtil.nms("PacketPlayInFlying");
-        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Couldn't find player idle packet, help!", e);
+            Class<?> idlePacketClass = ReflectionUtil.nms("PacketPlayInFlying");
+            idlePacket = idlePacketClass.newInstance();
+        } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalArgumentException | IllegalAccessException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Couldn't find/make player idle packet, help!", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -30,17 +30,8 @@ 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()) {
-                    try {
-                        Object packet = idlePacketClass.newInstance();
-                        info.getChannel().pipeline().fireChannelRead(packet);
-                    } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException e) {
-                        System.out.println("Failed to create idle packet.");
-                        if (ViaVersion.getInstance().isDebug()) {
-                            e.printStackTrace();
-                        }
-                    } finally {
-                        info.get(MovementTracker.class).incrementIdlePacket();
-                    }
+                    info.getChannel().pipeline().fireChannelRead(idlePacket);
+                    info.get(MovementTracker.class).incrementIdlePacket();
                 }
             }
         }