diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/java/JavaPluginMessageTranslator.java b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/java/JavaPluginMessageTranslator.java
index e6af7eb3..cd0161db 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/java/JavaPluginMessageTranslator.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/java/JavaPluginMessageTranslator.java
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 
 package org.geysermc.connector.network.translators.java;
 
-import com.github.steveice10.packetlib.io.NetOutput;
-import com.github.steveice10.packetlib.io.buffer.ByteBufferNetOutput;
 import org.geysermc.connector.GeyserConnector;
 import org.geysermc.connector.network.session.GeyserSession;
 import org.geysermc.connector.network.translators.PacketTranslator;
@@ -35,37 +33,56 @@ import org.geysermc.connector.network.translators.Translator;
 import com.github.steveice10.mc.protocol.packet.ingame.client.ClientPluginMessagePacket;
 import com.github.steveice10.mc.protocol.packet.ingame.server.ServerPluginMessagePacket;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 
 @Translator(packet = ServerPluginMessagePacket.class)
 public class JavaPluginMessageTranslator extends PacketTranslator<ServerPluginMessagePacket> {
-    
-    private static final int MAX_VAR_INT_LENGTH = 5;
+
+    private static byte[] brandData;
+
+    static {
+        byte[] data = GeyserConnector.NAME.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+        byte[] varInt = writeVarInt(data.length);
+        brandData = new byte[varInt.length + data.length];
+        System.arraycopy(varInt, 0, brandData, 0, varInt.length);
+        System.arraycopy(data, 0, brandData, varInt.length, data.length);
+    }
+
 
     @Override
     public void translate(ServerPluginMessagePacket packet, GeyserSession session) {
         if (packet.getChannel().equals("minecraft:brand")) {
-            byte[] data;
-            try {
-                data = writeString(GeyserConnector.NAME);
-            } catch (IOException e) {
-                e.printStackTrace();
-                return;
-            }
             session.getDownstream().getSession().send(
-                    new ClientPluginMessagePacket(packet.getChannel(), data)
+                    new ClientPluginMessagePacket(packet.getChannel(), brandData)
             );
         }
     }
 
-    private byte[] writeString(String string) throws IOException {
-        byte[] data = string.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
-        ByteBuffer byteBuffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(MAX_VAR_INT_LENGTH + data.length);
-        NetOutput output = new ByteBufferNetOutput(byteBuffer);
-        output.writeVarInt(data.length);
-        output.writeBytes(data);
-        return byteBuffer.array();
+    private static byte[] writeVarInt(int value) {
+        byte[] data = new byte[getVarIntLength(value)];
+        int index = 0;
+        do {
+            byte temp = (byte)(value & 0b01111111);
+            value >>>= 7;
+            if (value != 0) {
+                temp |= 0b10000000;
+            }
+            data[index] = temp;
+            index++;
+        } while (value != 0);
+        return data;
+    }
+
+    private static int getVarIntLength(int number) {
+        if ((number & 0xFFFFFF80) == 0) {
+            return 1;
+        } else if ((number & 0xFFFFC000) == 0) {
+            return 2;
+        } else if ((number & 0xFFE00000) == 0) {
+            return 3;
+        } else if ((number & 0xF0000000) == 0) {
+            return 4;
+        }
+        return 5;
     }
 }