diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/GeyserServerInitializer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/GeyserServerInitializer.java
index 35d2d7f33..f19a46e6a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/GeyserServerInitializer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/GeyserServerInitializer.java
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ public class GeyserServerInitializer extends BedrockServerInitializer {
         this.geyser = geyser;
     }
 
+    public DefaultEventLoopGroup getEventLoopGroup() {
+        return eventLoopGroup;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void initSession(@Nonnull BedrockServerSession bedrockServerSession) {
         try {
@@ -72,4 +76,4 @@ public class GeyserServerInitializer extends BedrockServerInitializer {
     protected BedrockPeer createPeer(Channel channel) {
         return new GeyserBedrockPeer(channel, this::createSession);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/netty/GeyserServer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/netty/GeyserServer.java
index df9e1e9d9..6fbb29157 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/netty/GeyserServer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/netty/GeyserServer.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import io.netty.channel.kqueue.KQueueEventLoopGroup;
 import io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoopGroup;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.DatagramChannel;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioDatagramChannel;
+import io.netty.util.concurrent.Future;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import net.jodah.expiringmap.ExpirationPolicy;
 import net.jodah.expiringmap.ExpiringMap;
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ import org.geysermc.geyser.network.netty.handler.RakPingHandler;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.network.netty.proxy.ProxyServerHandler;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.ping.GeyserPingInfo;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.ping.IGeyserPingPassthrough;
+import org.geysermc.geyser.skin.SkinProvider;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.text.GeyserLocale;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.translator.text.MessageTranslator;
 
@@ -83,14 +85,21 @@ public final class GeyserServer {
 
     private static final Transport TRANSPORT = compatibleTransport();
 
+    /**
+     * See {@link EventLoopGroup#shutdownGracefully(long, long, TimeUnit)}
+     */
+    private static final int SHUTDOWN_QUIET_PERIOD_MS = 100;
+    private static final int SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT_MS = 500;
+
     private final GeyserImpl geyser;
-    private final EventLoopGroup group;
+    private EventLoopGroup group;
     private final ServerBootstrap bootstrap;
+    private EventLoopGroup playerGroup;
 
     @Getter
     private final ExpiringMap<InetSocketAddress, InetSocketAddress> proxiedAddresses;
 
-    private ChannelFuture future;
+    private ChannelFuture bootstrapFuture;
 
     public GeyserServer(GeyserImpl geyser, int threadCount) {
         this.geyser = geyser;
@@ -109,7 +118,7 @@ public final class GeyserServer {
 
     public CompletableFuture<Void> bind(InetSocketAddress address) {
         CompletableFuture<Void> future = new CompletableFuture<>();
-        this.future = this.bootstrap.bind(address).addListener(bindResult -> {
+        this.bootstrapFuture = this.bootstrap.bind(address).addListener(bindResult -> {
             if (bindResult.cause() != null) {
                 future.completeExceptionally(bindResult.cause());
                 return;
@@ -117,7 +126,7 @@ public final class GeyserServer {
             future.complete(null);
         });
 
-        Channel channel = this.future.channel();
+        Channel channel = this.bootstrapFuture.channel();
 
         // Add our ping handler
         channel.pipeline()
@@ -132,8 +141,19 @@ public final class GeyserServer {
     }
 
     public void shutdown() {
-        this.group.shutdownGracefully();
-        this.future.channel().closeFuture().syncUninterruptibly();
+        try {
+            Future<?> future1 = this.group.shutdownGracefully(SHUTDOWN_QUIET_PERIOD_MS, SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT_MS, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+            this.group = null;
+            Future<?> future2 = this.playerGroup.shutdownGracefully(SHUTDOWN_QUIET_PERIOD_MS, SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT_MS, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+            this.playerGroup = null;
+            future1.sync();
+            future2.sync();
+
+            SkinProvider.shutdown();
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            GeyserImpl.getInstance().getLogger().severe("Exception in shutdown process", e);
+        }
+        this.bootstrapFuture.channel().closeFuture().syncUninterruptibly();
     }
 
     private ServerBootstrap createBootstrap(EventLoopGroup group) {
@@ -149,11 +169,13 @@ public final class GeyserServer {
             }
         }
 
+        GeyserServerInitializer serverInitializer = new GeyserServerInitializer(this.geyser);
+        playerGroup = serverInitializer.getEventLoopGroup();
         return new ServerBootstrap()
                 .channelFactory(RakChannelFactory.server(TRANSPORT.datagramChannel()))
                 .group(group)
                 .option(RakChannelOption.RAK_HANDLE_PING, true)
-                .childHandler(new GeyserServerInitializer(this.geyser));
+                .childHandler(serverInitializer);
     }
 
     public boolean onConnectionRequest(InetSocketAddress inetSocketAddress) {
@@ -217,7 +239,7 @@ public final class GeyserServer {
                 .version(GameProtocol.DEFAULT_BEDROCK_CODEC.getMinecraftVersion()) // Required to not be empty as of 1.16.210.59. Can only contain . and numbers.
                 .ipv4Port(this.geyser.getConfig().getBedrock().port())
                 .ipv6Port(this.geyser.getConfig().getBedrock().port())
-                .serverId(future.channel().config().getOption(RakChannelOption.RAK_GUID));
+                .serverId(bootstrapFuture.channel().config().getOption(RakChannelOption.RAK_GUID));
 
         if (config.isPassthroughMotd() && pingInfo != null && pingInfo.getDescription() != null) {
             String[] motd = MessageTranslator.convertMessageLenient(pingInfo.getDescription()).split("\n");
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/skin/SkinProvider.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/skin/SkinProvider.java
index 41f750990..f491473be 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/skin/SkinProvider.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/skin/SkinProvider.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
 public class SkinProvider {
     private static final boolean ALLOW_THIRD_PARTY_CAPES = GeyserImpl.getInstance().getConfig().isAllowThirdPartyCapes();
-    static final ExecutorService EXECUTOR_SERVICE = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(ALLOW_THIRD_PARTY_CAPES ? 21 : 14);
+    static ExecutorService EXECUTOR_SERVICE;
 
     static final Skin EMPTY_SKIN;
     static final Cape EMPTY_CAPE = new Cape("", "no-cape", ByteArrays.EMPTY_ARRAY, -1, true);
@@ -133,6 +133,20 @@ public class SkinProvider {
         WEARING_CUSTOM_SKULL_SLIM = new SkinGeometry("{\"geometry\" :{\"default\" :\"geometry.humanoid.wearingCustomSkullSlim\"}}", wearingCustomSkullSlim, false);
     }
 
+    private static ExecutorService getExecutorService() {
+        if (EXECUTOR_SERVICE == null) {
+            EXECUTOR_SERVICE = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(ALLOW_THIRD_PARTY_CAPES ? 21 : 14);
+        }
+        return EXECUTOR_SERVICE;
+    }
+
+    public static void shutdown() {
+        if (EXECUTOR_SERVICE != null) {
+            EXECUTOR_SERVICE.shutdown();
+            EXECUTOR_SERVICE = null;
+        }
+    }
+
     public static void registerCacheImageTask(GeyserImpl geyser) {
         // Schedule Daily Image Expiry if we are caching them
         if (geyser.getConfig().getCacheImages() > 0) {
@@ -302,7 +316,7 @@ public class SkinProvider {
 
             GeyserImpl.getInstance().getLogger().debug("Took " + (System.currentTimeMillis() - time) + "ms for " + playerId);
             return skinAndCape;
-        }, EXECUTOR_SERVICE);
+        }, getExecutorService());
     }
 
     static CompletableFuture<Skin> requestSkin(UUID playerId, String textureUrl, boolean newThread) {
@@ -320,7 +334,7 @@ public class SkinProvider {
 
         CompletableFuture<Skin> future;
         if (newThread) {
-            future = CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> supplySkin(playerId, textureUrl), EXECUTOR_SERVICE)
+            future = CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> supplySkin(playerId, textureUrl), getExecutorService())
                     .whenCompleteAsync((skin, throwable) -> {
                         skin.updated = true;
                         CACHED_JAVA_SKINS.put(textureUrl, skin);
@@ -349,7 +363,7 @@ public class SkinProvider {
 
         CompletableFuture<Cape> future;
         if (newThread) {
-            future = CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> supplyCape(capeUrl, provider), EXECUTOR_SERVICE)
+            future = CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> supplyCape(capeUrl, provider), getExecutorService())
                     .whenCompleteAsync((cape, throwable) -> {
                         CACHED_JAVA_CAPES.put(capeUrl, cape);
                         requestedCapes.remove(capeUrl);
@@ -388,7 +402,7 @@ public class SkinProvider {
 
         CompletableFuture<Skin> future;
         if (newThread) {
-            future = CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> supplyEars(skin, earsUrl), EXECUTOR_SERVICE)
+            future = CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> supplyEars(skin, earsUrl), getExecutorService())
                     .whenCompleteAsync((outSkin, throwable) -> { });
         } else {
             Skin ears = supplyEars(skin, earsUrl); // blocking
@@ -620,7 +634,7 @@ public class SkinProvider {
                 }
                 return null;
             }
-        }, EXECUTOR_SERVICE);
+        }, getExecutorService());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -646,7 +660,7 @@ public class SkinProvider {
                 }
                 return null;
             }
-        }, EXECUTOR_SERVICE).thenCompose(uuid -> {
+        }, getExecutorService()).thenCompose(uuid -> {
             if (uuid == null) {
                 return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(null);
             }
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 85f42ea0d..46106f490 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ protocol-connection = "3.0.0.Beta1-20230908.171156-105"
 raknet = "1.0.0.CR1-20230703.195238-9"
 blockstateupdater="1.20.30-20230918.203831-4"
 mcauthlib = "d9d773e"
-mcprotocollib = "1.20.2-1-20231001.173210-4"
+mcprotocollib = "1.20.2-1-20231001.201013-5"
 adventure = "4.14.0"
 adventure-platform = "4.3.0"
 junit = "5.9.2"