diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/BackendPlaySessionHandler.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/BackendPlaySessionHandler.java
index a427cb524..411f4db0f 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/BackendPlaySessionHandler.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/BackendPlaySessionHandler.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ public class BackendPlaySessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
 
     @Override
     public void activated() {
-        server.getEventManager().fireAndForget(new ServerConnectedEvent(serverConn.getPlayer(), serverConn.getServer()));
         serverConn.getServer().addPlayer(serverConn.getPlayer());
     }
 
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/LoginSessionHandler.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/LoginSessionHandler.java
index d8e05f3b3..44de88b9b 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/LoginSessionHandler.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/LoginSessionHandler.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.backend;
 
+import com.velocitypowered.api.event.player.ServerConnectedEvent;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.ConnectionRequestBuilder;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.util.GameProfile;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.VelocityServer;
@@ -103,9 +104,12 @@ public class LoginSessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
             existingConnection.disconnect();
         }
 
-        resultFuture.complete(ConnectionRequestResults.SUCCESSFUL);
-        serverConn.getConnection().setSessionHandler(new BackendPlaySessionHandler(server, serverConn));
-        serverConn.getPlayer().setConnectedServer(serverConn);
+        server.getEventManager().fire(new ServerConnectedEvent(serverConn.getPlayer(), serverConn.getServer()))
+                .whenCompleteAsync((x, error) -> {
+                    resultFuture.complete(ConnectionRequestResults.SUCCESSFUL);
+                    serverConn.getConnection().setSessionHandler(new BackendPlaySessionHandler(server, serverConn));
+                    serverConn.getPlayer().setConnectedServer(serverConn);
+                }, serverConn.getConnection().eventLoop());
         return true;
     }