diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/network/Ext.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/network/Ext.kt
index 4f4bdcd5c..15495e0cf 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/network/Ext.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/network/Ext.kt
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ inline fun encodePayload(registry: RegistryAccess, block: (RegistryFriendlyByteB
 
 	try {
 		block.invoke(buf)
+		buf.readerIndex(0)
 
-		val bytes = ByteArrayList(buf.readableBytes())
-		check(bytes.size == buf.readableBytes())
-		buf.readBytes(bytes.elements())
-		return bytes
+		val bytes = ByteArray(buf.readableBytes())
+		buf.readBytes(bytes)
+		return ByteArrayList.wrap(bytes)
 	} finally {
 		underlying.release()
 	}