diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/ProtocolUtils.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/ProtocolUtils.java
index a7e0bd437..2c4f50a99 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/ProtocolUtils.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/ProtocolUtils.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import io.netty.handler.codec.CorruptedFrameException;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.DecoderException;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.EncoderException;
 
+import java.io.DataInput;
+import java.io.DataOutput;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -227,11 +229,12 @@ public enum ProtocolUtils {
   /**
    * Reads a {@link net.kyori.adventure.nbt.CompoundBinaryTag} from the {@code buf}.
    * @param buf the buffer to read from
+   * @param reader the NBT reader to use
    * @return {@link net.kyori.adventure.nbt.CompoundBinaryTag} the CompoundTag from the buffer
    */
-  public static CompoundBinaryTag readCompoundTag(ByteBuf buf) {
+  public static CompoundBinaryTag readCompoundTag(ByteBuf buf, BinaryTagIO.Reader reader) {
     try {
-      return BinaryTagIO.readDataInput(new ByteBufInputStream(buf));
+      return reader.read((DataInput) new ByteBufInputStream(buf));
     } catch (IOException thrown) {
       throw new DecoderException(
               "Unable to parse NBT CompoundTag, full error: " + thrown.getMessage());
@@ -245,7 +248,7 @@ public enum ProtocolUtils {
    */
   public static void writeCompoundTag(ByteBuf buf, CompoundBinaryTag compoundTag) {
     try {
-      BinaryTagIO.writeDataOutput(compoundTag, new ByteBufOutputStream(buf));
+      BinaryTagIO.writer().write(compoundTag, (DataOutput) new ByteBufOutputStream(buf));
     } catch (IOException e) {
       throw new EncoderException("Unable to encode NBT CompoundTag");
     }
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/packet/JoinGame.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/packet/JoinGame.java
index 76c384584..84b4fd3ec 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/packet/JoinGame.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/packet/JoinGame.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.registry.DimensionInfo;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.registry.DimensionRegistry;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.*;
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import net.kyori.adventure.nbt.BinaryTagIO;
 import net.kyori.adventure.nbt.BinaryTagTypes;
 import net.kyori.adventure.nbt.CompoundBinaryTag;
 import net.kyori.adventure.nbt.ListBinaryTag;
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 
 public class JoinGame implements MinecraftPacket {
 
+  private static final BinaryTagIO.Reader JOINGAME_READER = BinaryTagIO.reader(2 * 1024 * 1024);
   private int entityId;
   private short gamemode;
   private int dimension;
@@ -178,7 +180,7 @@ public class JoinGame implements MinecraftPacket {
     if (version.compareTo(ProtocolVersion.MINECRAFT_1_16) >= 0) {
       this.previousGamemode = buf.readByte();
       ImmutableSet<String> levelNames = ImmutableSet.copyOf(ProtocolUtils.readStringArray(buf));
-      CompoundBinaryTag registryContainer = ProtocolUtils.readCompoundTag(buf);
+      CompoundBinaryTag registryContainer = ProtocolUtils.readCompoundTag(buf, JOINGAME_READER);
       ListBinaryTag dimensionRegistryContainer = null;
       if (version.compareTo(ProtocolVersion.MINECRAFT_1_16_2) >= 0) {
         dimensionRegistryContainer = registryContainer.getCompound("minecraft:dimension_type")
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@ public class JoinGame implements MinecraftPacket {
           DimensionRegistry.fromGameData(dimensionRegistryContainer, version);
       this.dimensionRegistry = new DimensionRegistry(readData, levelNames);
       if (version.compareTo(ProtocolVersion.MINECRAFT_1_16_2) >= 0) {
-        CompoundBinaryTag currentDimDataTag = ProtocolUtils.readCompoundTag(buf);
+        CompoundBinaryTag currentDimDataTag = ProtocolUtils.readCompoundTag(buf, JOINGAME_READER);
         dimensionIdentifier = ProtocolUtils.readString(buf);
         this.currentDimensionData = DimensionData.decodeBaseCompoundTag(currentDimDataTag, version)
             .annotateWith(dimensionIdentifier, null);
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/packet/Respawn.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/packet/Respawn.java
index 9a5aee432..d8b0a674a 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/packet/Respawn.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/packet/Respawn.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.registry.DimensionInfo;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.MinecraftPacket;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.ProtocolUtils;
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import net.kyori.adventure.nbt.BinaryTagIO;
 import net.kyori.adventure.nbt.CompoundBinaryTag;
 
 public class Respawn implements MinecraftPacket {
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ public class Respawn implements MinecraftPacket {
     String levelName = null;
     if (version.compareTo(ProtocolVersion.MINECRAFT_1_16) >= 0) {
       if (version.compareTo(ProtocolVersion.MINECRAFT_1_16_2) >= 0) {
-        CompoundBinaryTag dimDataTag = ProtocolUtils.readCompoundTag(buf);
+        CompoundBinaryTag dimDataTag = ProtocolUtils.readCompoundTag(buf, BinaryTagIO.reader());
         dimensionIdentifier = ProtocolUtils.readString(buf);
         this.currentDimensionData = DimensionData.decodeBaseCompoundTag(dimDataTag, version)
             .annotateWith(dimensionIdentifier, null);