diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/util/BedrockData.java b/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/util/BedrockData.java
index 08c1e28d3..cc8f9eeea 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/util/BedrockData.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/util/BedrockData.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public final class BedrockData {
         return new BedrockData(
                 split[0], split[1], split[2], Integer.parseInt(split[3]), split[4],
                 Integer.parseInt(split[5]), Integer.parseInt(split[6]), split[7],
-                linkedPlayer, Boolean.parseBoolean(split[9]), split.length
+                linkedPlayer, "1".equals(split[8]), split.length
         );
     }
 
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ public final class BedrockData {
         // The format is the same as the order of the fields in this class
         return version + '\0' + username + '\0' + xuid + '\0' + deviceOs + '\0' +
                 languageCode + '\0' + uiProfile + '\0' + inputMode + '\0' + ip + '\0' +
-                fromProxy + '\0' + (linkedPlayer != null ? linkedPlayer.toString() : "null");
+                (fromProxy ? 1 : 0) + '\0' +
+                (linkedPlayer != null ? linkedPlayer.toString() : "null");
     }
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/util/RawSkin.java b/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/util/RawSkin.java
index 6759ffa3c..470b7e24a 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/util/RawSkin.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/util/RawSkin.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 package org.geysermc.floodgate.util;
 
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
-import lombok.ToString;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.Base64;
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ import java.util.Base64;
 import static java.lang.String.format;
 
 @AllArgsConstructor
-@ToString
 public final class RawSkin {
     public int width;
     public int height;
@@ -44,11 +42,20 @@ public final class RawSkin {
     private RawSkin() {
     }
 
-    public static RawSkin decode(byte[] data) throws InvalidFormatException {
-        return decode(data, 0);
+    public static RawSkin decode(byte[] data, int offset) throws InvalidFormatException {
+        if (data == null || offset < 0 || data.length <= offset) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        if (offset == 0) {
+            return decode(data);
+        }
+
+        byte[] rawSkin = new byte[data.length - offset];
+        System.arraycopy(data, offset, rawSkin, 0, rawSkin.length);
+        return decode(rawSkin);
     }
 
-    public static RawSkin decode(byte[] data, int offset) throws InvalidFormatException {
+    public static RawSkin decode(byte[] data) throws InvalidFormatException {
         // offset is an amount of bytes before the Base64 starts
         if (data == null) {
             return null;
@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ public final class RawSkin {
 
         int maxEncodedLength = Base64Utils.getEncodedLength(64 * 64 * 4 + 9);
         // if the RawSkin is longer then the max Java Edition skin length
-        if ((data.length - offset) > maxEncodedLength) {
+        if (data.length > maxEncodedLength) {
             throw new InvalidFormatException(format(
                     "Encoded data cannot be longer then %s bytes! Got %s",
                     maxEncodedLength, data.length
@@ -64,7 +71,7 @@ public final class RawSkin {
         }
 
         // if the encoded data doesn't even contain the width, height (8 bytes, 2 ints) and isAlex
-        if ((data.length - offset) < Base64Utils.getEncodedLength(9)) {
+        if (data.length < Base64Utils.getEncodedLength(9)) {
             throw new InvalidFormatException("Encoded data must be at least 16 bytes long!");
         }
 
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/utils/PluginMessageUtils.java b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/utils/PluginMessageUtils.java
index 4c7547d3a..475380ab3 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/utils/PluginMessageUtils.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/utils/PluginMessageUtils.java
@@ -42,12 +42,7 @@ public class PluginMessageUtils {
                         .put(data)
                         .array();
 
-        data = "floodgate:skin\0floodgate:form".getBytes(Charsets.UTF_8);
-        FLOODGATE_REGISTER_DATA =
-                ByteBuffer.allocate(data.length + getVarIntLength(data.length))
-                        .put(writeVarInt(data.length))
-                        .put(data)
-                        .array();
+        FLOODGATE_REGISTER_DATA = "floodgate:skin\0floodgate:form".getBytes(Charsets.UTF_8);
     }
 
     /**