diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/ServerConnector.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/ServerConnector.java
index 7ef4ee91..409464d2 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/ServerConnector.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/ServerConnector.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.GameState;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.Handshake;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.Kick;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.Login;
-import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.LoginAcknowledged;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.LoginPayloadRequest;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.LoginPayloadResponse;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.LoginRequest;
@@ -334,9 +333,9 @@ public class ServerConnector extends PacketHandler
                 user.unsafe().sendPacket( new StartConfiguration() );
             } else
             {
-                ch.setDecodeProtocol( Protocol.CONFIGURATION );
-                ch.write( new LoginAcknowledged() );
-                ch.setEncodeProtocol( Protocol.CONFIGURATION );
+                LoginResult loginProfile = user.getPendingConnection().getLoginProfile();
+                user.unsafe().sendPacket( new LoginSuccess( user.getUniqueId(), user.getName(), ( loginProfile == null ) ? null : loginProfile.getProperties() ) );
+                user.getCh().setEncodeProtocol( Protocol.CONFIGURATION );
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/InitialHandler.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/InitialHandler.java
index 7ea9bcef..09080f36 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/InitialHandler.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/InitialHandler.java
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.Handshake;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.Kick;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.LegacyHandshake;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.LegacyPing;
-import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.LoginAcknowledged;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.LoginPayloadResponse;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.LoginRequest;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.LoginSuccess;
@@ -123,12 +122,12 @@ public class InitialHandler extends PacketHandler implements PendingConnection
     private enum State
     {
 
-        HANDSHAKE, STATUS, PING, USERNAME, ENCRYPT, FINISHING, CONFIGURING;
+        HANDSHAKE, STATUS, PING, USERNAME, ENCRYPT, FINISHING;
     }
 
     private boolean canSendKickMessage()
     {
-        return thisState == State.USERNAME || thisState == State.ENCRYPT || thisState == State.FINISHING || thisState == State.CONFIGURING;
+        return thisState == State.USERNAME || thisState == State.ENCRYPT || thisState == State.FINISHING;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -598,15 +597,12 @@ public class InitialHandler extends PacketHandler implements PendingConnection
                             userCon = new UserConnection( bungee, ch, getName(), InitialHandler.this );
                             userCon.setCompressionThreshold( BungeeCord.getInstance().config.getCompressionThreshold() );
 
-                            unsafe.sendPacket( new LoginSuccess( getUniqueId(), getName(), ( loginProfile == null ) ? null : loginProfile.getProperties() ) );
-                            if ( getVersion() >= ProtocolConstants.MINECRAFT_1_20_2 )
-                            {
-                                thisState = State.CONFIGURING;
-                            } else
+                            if ( getVersion() < ProtocolConstants.MINECRAFT_1_20_2 )
                             {
+                                unsafe.sendPacket( new LoginSuccess( getUniqueId(), getName(), ( loginProfile == null ) ? null : loginProfile.getProperties() ) );
                                 ch.setProtocol( Protocol.GAME );
-                                finish2();
                             }
+                            finish2();
                         }
                     }
                 } );
@@ -617,15 +613,6 @@ public class InitialHandler extends PacketHandler implements PendingConnection
         bungee.getPluginManager().callEvent( new LoginEvent( InitialHandler.this, complete ) );
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void handle(LoginAcknowledged loginAcknowledged) throws Exception
-    {
-        Preconditions.checkState( thisState == State.CONFIGURING, "Not expecting CONFIGURING" );
-
-        ch.setEncodeProtocol( Protocol.CONFIGURATION );
-        finish2();
-    }
-
     private void finish2()
     {
         userCon.init();
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/UpstreamBridge.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/UpstreamBridge.java
index 3c312589..8a8877d4 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/UpstreamBridge.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/UpstreamBridge.java
@@ -331,8 +331,19 @@ public class UpstreamBridge extends PacketHandler
         con.getPendingConnection().relayMessage( pluginMessage );
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void handle(LoginAcknowledged loginAcknowledged) throws Exception
+    {
+        configureServer();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void handle(StartConfiguration startConfiguration) throws Exception
+    {
+        configureServer();
+    }
+
+    private void configureServer()
     {
         ChannelWrapper ch = con.getServer().getCh();
         if ( ch.getDecodeProtocol() == Protocol.LOGIN )