diff --git a/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/packet/PacketFAPluginMessage.java b/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/packet/PacketFAPluginMessage.java
index 65053c54..74298432 100644
--- a/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/packet/PacketFAPluginMessage.java
+++ b/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/packet/PacketFAPluginMessage.java
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 package net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet;
 
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBufInputStream;
+import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.DataInput;
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
 import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.ToString;
@@ -45,4 +50,9 @@ public class PacketFAPluginMessage extends DefinedPacket
     {
         handler.handle( this );
     }
+
+    public DataInput getStream()
+    {
+        return new DataInputStream( new ByteArrayInputStream( data ) );
+    }
 }
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 e08b1987..aba90c6f 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/ServerConnector.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/ServerConnector.java
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.google.common.io.ByteArrayDataInput;
 import com.google.common.io.ByteArrayDataOutput;
 import com.google.common.io.ByteStreams;
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import java.io.DataInput;
 import java.security.PublicKey;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Queue;
@@ -276,10 +278,9 @@ public class ServerConnector extends PacketHandler
             throw new IllegalStateException( "May not connect to another BungeCord!" );
         }
 
-        if ( pluginMessage.getTag().equals( "FML" ) && ( pluginMessage.getData()[0] & 0xFF ) == 0 )
+        DataInput in = pluginMessage.getStream();
+        if ( pluginMessage.getTag().equals( "FML" ) && in.readUnsignedByte() == 0 )
         {
-            ByteArrayDataInput in = ByteStreams.newDataInput( pluginMessage.getData() );
-            in.readUnsignedByte();
             int count = in.readInt();
             for ( int i = 0; i < count; i++ )
             {
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/DownstreamBridge.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/DownstreamBridge.java
index c305c794..b514b278 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/DownstreamBridge.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/DownstreamBridge.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package net.md_5.bungee.connection;
 import com.google.common.io.ByteArrayDataInput;
 import com.google.common.io.ByteArrayDataOutput;
 import com.google.common.io.ByteStreams;
+import java.io.DataInput;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import net.md_5.bungee.EntityMap;
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ public class DownstreamBridge extends PacketHandler
     @Override
     public void handle(PacketFAPluginMessage pluginMessage) throws Exception
     {
-        ByteArrayDataInput in = ByteStreams.newDataInput( pluginMessage.getData() );
+        DataInput in = pluginMessage.getStream();
         PluginMessageEvent event = new PluginMessageEvent( con.getServer(), con, pluginMessage.getTag(), pluginMessage.getData().clone() );
 
         if ( bungee.getPluginManager().callEvent( event ).isCancelled() )
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 941485fc..06cb073a 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
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class UpstreamBridge extends PacketHandler
             throw new CancelSendSignal();
         }
         // Hack around Forge race conditions
-        if ( pluginMessage.getTag().equals( "FML" ) && ( pluginMessage.getData()[0] & 0xFF ) == 1 )
+        if ( pluginMessage.getTag().equals( "FML" ) && pluginMessage.getStream().readUnsignedByte() == 1 )
         {
             throw new CancelSendSignal();
         }
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/reconnect/AbstractReconnectManager.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/reconnect/AbstractReconnectManager.java
index 448073c8..eefbefcc 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/reconnect/AbstractReconnectManager.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/reconnect/AbstractReconnectManager.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import net.md_5.bungee.api.ProxyServer;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.ReconnectHandler;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.config.ListenerInfo;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.config.ServerInfo;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.connection.PendingConnection;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.connection.ProxiedPlayer;
 
 public abstract class AbstractReconnectManager implements ReconnectHandler
@@ -15,13 +16,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractReconnectManager implements ReconnectHandler
     {
         ListenerInfo listener = player.getPendingConnection().getListener();
         String name;
-        String forced = listener.getForcedHosts().get( player.getPendingConnection().getVirtualHost().getHostString() );
-        if ( forced == null && listener.isForceDefault() )
-        {
-            forced = listener.getDefaultServer();
-        }
+        ServerInfo forced = getHost( player.getPendingConnection() );
 
-        String server = ( forced == null ) ? getStoredServer( player ) : forced;
+        String server = ( forced == null ) ? getStoredServer( player ) : forced.getName();
         name = ( server != null ) ? server : listener.getDefaultServer();
         ServerInfo info = ProxyServer.getInstance().getServerInfo( name );
         if ( info == null )
@@ -32,5 +29,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractReconnectManager implements ReconnectHandler
         return info;
     }
 
+    public static ServerInfo getHost(PendingConnection con)
+    {
+        String forced = con.getListener().getForcedHosts().get( con.getVirtualHost().getHostString() );
+
+        if ( forced == null && con.getListener().isForceDefault() )
+        {
+            forced = con.getListener().getDefaultServer();
+        }
+        return ( forced != null ) ? ProxyServer.getInstance().getServerInfo( forced ) : null;
+    }
+
     protected abstract String getStoredServer(ProxiedPlayer player);
 }