diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/utils/SkinProvider.java b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/utils/SkinProvider.java
index 7c30e48a..82fc3a3a 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/utils/SkinProvider.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/utils/SkinProvider.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 import org.geysermc.connector.GeyserConnector;
+import org.geysermc.connector.network.session.GeyserSession;
 
 import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
 import java.awt.*;
@@ -42,13 +43,7 @@ import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
-import java.nio.file.Paths;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Base64;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.*;
 
 public class SkinProvider {
@@ -157,10 +152,21 @@ public class SkinProvider {
     public static CompletableFuture<SkinAndCape> requestSkinAndCape(UUID playerId, String skinUrl, String capeUrl) {
         return CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> {
             long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
+            String newSkinUrl = skinUrl;
+
+            if ("steve".equals(skinUrl) || "alex".equals(skinUrl)) {
+                // TODO: Don't have a for loop for this? Have a proper map?
+                for (GeyserSession session : GeyserConnector.getInstance().getPlayers()) {
+                    if (session.getPlayerEntity().getUuid().equals(playerId)) {
+                        newSkinUrl = session.getClientData().getSkinId();
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
 
             CapeProvider provider = capeUrl != null ? CapeProvider.MINECRAFT : null;
             SkinAndCape skinAndCape = new SkinAndCape(
-                    getOrDefault(requestSkin(playerId, skinUrl, false), EMPTY_SKIN, 5),
+                    getOrDefault(requestSkin(playerId, newSkinUrl, false), EMPTY_SKIN, 5),
                     getOrDefault(requestCape(capeUrl, provider, false), EMPTY_CAPE, 5)
             );
 
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/utils/SkinUtils.java b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/utils/SkinUtils.java
index 5505acdf..d65dbc81 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/utils/SkinUtils.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/utils/SkinUtils.java
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ public class SkinUtils {
             try {
                 GameProfile.Property skinProperty = profile.getProperty("textures");
 
+                // TODO: Remove try/catch here
                 JsonNode skinObject = new ObjectMapper().readTree(new String(Base64.getDecoder().decode(skinProperty.getValue()), StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
                 JsonNode textures = skinObject.get("textures");
 
@@ -271,7 +272,16 @@ public class SkinUtils {
                     GeyserConnector.getInstance().getLogger().debug("Got invalid texture data for " + profile.getName() + " " + exception.getMessage());
                 }
                 // return default skin with default cape when texture data is invalid
-                return new GameProfileData((isAlex ? SkinProvider.EMPTY_SKIN_ALEX.getTextureUrl() : SkinProvider.EMPTY_SKIN.getTextureUrl()), SkinProvider.EMPTY_CAPE.getTextureUrl(), isAlex);
+                String skinUrl = isAlex ? SkinProvider.EMPTY_SKIN_ALEX.getTextureUrl() : SkinProvider.EMPTY_SKIN.getTextureUrl();
+                if ("steve".equals(skinUrl) || "alex".equals(skinUrl)) {
+                    for (GeyserSession session : GeyserConnector.getInstance().getPlayers()) {
+                        if (session.getPlayerEntity().getUuid().equals(profile.getId())) {
+                            skinUrl = session.getClientData().getSkinId();
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                return new GameProfileData(skinUrl, SkinProvider.EMPTY_CAPE.getTextureUrl(), isAlex);
             }
         }
     }