diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/VelocityServerConnection.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/VelocityServerConnection.java
index 13ff6a43e..7057a3b89 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/VelocityServerConnection.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/VelocityServerConnection.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.MinecraftConnection;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.MinecraftConnectionAssociation;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.client.ConnectedPlayer;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.ProtocolUtils;
+import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.forge.legacy.LegacyForgeConstants;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.StateRegistry;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.netty.MinecraftDecoder;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.netty.MinecraftEncoder;
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ public class VelocityServerConnection implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation,
     if (forwardingMode == PlayerInfoForwarding.LEGACY) {
       handshake.setServerAddress(createLegacyForwardingAddress());
     } else if (proxyPlayer.getConnection().getType() == ConnectionType.LEGACY_FORGE) {
-      handshake.setServerAddress(handshake.getServerAddress() + "\0FML\0");
+      handshake.setServerAddress(handshake.getServerAddress() + LegacyForgeConstants.HANDSHAKE_HOSTNAME_TOKEN);
     } else {
       handshake.setServerAddress(registeredServer.getServerInfo().getAddress().getHostString());
     }