diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/thread/PingPassthroughThread.java b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/thread/PingPassthroughThread.java
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+package org.geysermc.connector.thread;
+
+import com.github.steveice10.mc.protocol.MinecraftConstants;
+import com.github.steveice10.mc.protocol.MinecraftProtocol;
+import com.github.steveice10.mc.protocol.data.SubProtocol;
+import com.github.steveice10.mc.protocol.data.status.ServerStatusInfo;
+import com.github.steveice10.mc.protocol.data.status.handler.ServerInfoHandler;
+import com.github.steveice10.packetlib.Client;
+import com.github.steveice10.packetlib.tcp.TcpSessionFactory;
+import lombok.Getter;
+import org.geysermc.connector.GeyserConnector;
+
+public class PingPassthroughThread implements Runnable {
+
+    private GeyserConnector connector;
+
+    public PingPassthroughThread(GeyserConnector connector) {
+        this.connector = connector;
+    }
+
+    @Getter
+    private ServerStatusInfo info;
+
+    private Client client;
+
+    @Override
+    public void run() {
+        try {
+            this.client = new Client(connector.getConfig().getRemote().getAddress(), connector.getConfig().getRemote().getPort(), new MinecraftProtocol(SubProtocol.STATUS), new TcpSessionFactory());
+            this.client.getSession().setFlag(MinecraftConstants.SERVER_INFO_HANDLER_KEY, (ServerInfoHandler) (session, info) -> {
+                this.info = info;
+                this.client.getSession().disconnect(null);
+            });
+
+            client.getSession().connect();
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            ex.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+}