diff --git a/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/Favicon.java b/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/Favicon.java
index 2884b5a5..53737be2 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/Favicon.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/Favicon.java
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package net.md_5.bungee.api;
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.google.common.io.BaseEncoding;
 import com.google.gson.TypeAdapter;
-import com.google.gson.internal.bind.TypeAdapters;
 import com.google.gson.stream.JsonReader;
+import com.google.gson.stream.JsonToken;
 import com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
@@ -27,13 +27,26 @@ public class Favicon
         @Override
         public void write(JsonWriter out, Favicon value) throws IOException
         {
-            TypeAdapters.STRING.write( out, value == null ? null : value.getEncoded() );
+            if ( value == null )
+            {
+                out.nullValue();
+            } else
+            {
+                out.value( value.getEncoded() );
+            }
         }
 
         @Override
         public Favicon read(JsonReader in) throws IOException
         {
-            String enc = TypeAdapters.STRING.read( in );
+            JsonToken peek = in.peek();
+            if ( peek == JsonToken.NULL )
+            {
+                in.nextNull();
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            String enc = in.nextString();
             return enc == null ? null : create( enc );
         }
     };