diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/minecraft/entities/Entity1_19Types.java b/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/minecraft/entities/Entity1_19Types.java
index fe5286512..2707e0317 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/minecraft/entities/Entity1_19Types.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/minecraft/entities/Entity1_19Types.java
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ public enum Entity1_19Types implements EntityType {
     private static final EntityType[] TYPES = EntityTypeUtil.createSizedArray(values());
     private final EntityType parent;
     private final String identifier;
-    private int id;
+    private int id = -1;
 
     Entity1_19Types(final EntityType parent) {
         this.parent = parent;
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public enum Entity1_19Types implements EntityType {
     @Override
     public int getId() {
         if (id == -1) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("Ids have not been initialized yet");
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Ids have not been initialized yet (type " + name() + ")");
         }
         return id;
     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19to1_18_2/packets/EntityPackets.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19to1_18_2/packets/EntityPackets.java
index 1d523d56a..eaa3af942 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19to1_18_2/packets/EntityPackets.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19to1_18_2/packets/EntityPackets.java
@@ -159,8 +159,9 @@ public final class EntityPackets extends EntityRewriter<Protocol1_19To1_18_2> {
             public void registerMap() {
                 map(Type.VAR_INT); // Entity id
                 map(Type.UUID); // Entity UUID
-                create(Type.VAR_INT, Entity1_19Types.PAINTING.getId());
                 handler(wrapper -> {
+                    wrapper.write(Type.VAR_INT, Entity1_19Types.PAINTING.getId());
+
                     final int motive = wrapper.read(Type.VAR_INT);
                     final Position blockPosition = wrapper.read(Type.POSITION1_14);
                     final byte direction = wrapper.read(Type.BYTE);