diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/session/cache/BossBar.java b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/session/cache/BossBar.java
index 1fde179d..267f3cb1 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/session/cache/BossBar.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/session/cache/BossBar.java
@@ -104,10 +104,13 @@ public class BossBar {
         addEntityPacket.setRuntimeEntityId(entityId);
         addEntityPacket.setIdentifier("minecraft:creeper");
         addEntityPacket.setEntityType(33);
-        addEntityPacket.setPosition(session.getPlayerEntity().getPosition());
+        addEntityPacket.setPosition(session.getPlayerEntity().getPosition().sub(0D, -10D, 0D));
         addEntityPacket.setRotation(Vector3f.ZERO);
         addEntityPacket.setMotion(Vector3f.ZERO);
-        addEntityPacket.getMetadata().put(EntityData.SCALE, 0.01F); // scale = 0 doesn't work?
+        addEntityPacket.getMetadata()
+                .putFloat(EntityData.SCALE, 0F)
+                .putFloat(EntityData.BOUNDING_BOX_WIDTH, 0F)
+                .putFloat(EntityData.BOUNDING_BOX_HEIGHT, 0F);
 
         session.sendUpstreamPacket(addEntityPacket);
     }
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/java/JavaBossBarTranslator.java b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/java/JavaBossBarTranslator.java
index 2c32ef6f..3da76a22 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/java/JavaBossBarTranslator.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/java/JavaBossBarTranslator.java
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ import org.geysermc.connector.network.translators.Translator;
 
 import com.github.steveice10.mc.protocol.packet.ingame.server.ServerBossBarPacket;
 
-import java.awt.*;
-
 @Translator(packet = ServerBossBarPacket.class)
 public class JavaBossBarTranslator extends PacketTranslator<ServerBossBarPacket> {
     @Override