diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 185451d..e34fe08 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>Limbo</groupId>
 	<artifactId>Limbo</artifactId>
-	<version>0.3.1-ALPHA</version>
+	<version>0.3.2-ALPHA</version>
 	<build>
 		<sourceDirectory>src</sourceDirectory>
 		<resources>
diff --git a/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketHandshakingIn.java b/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketHandshakingIn.java
index 88dd780..bd083fb 100644
--- a/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketHandshakingIn.java
+++ b/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketHandshakingIn.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.loohp.limbo.Server.Packets;
 
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 
 import com.loohp.limbo.Utils.DataTypeIO;
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ public class PacketHandshakingIn extends PacketIn {
 	}
 	
 	public PacketHandshakingIn(DataInputStream in) throws IOException {
-		this(DataTypeIO.readVarInt(in), DataTypeIO.readString(in), in.readShort() & 0xFFFF, HandshakeType.fromNetworkId(DataTypeIO.readVarInt(in)));
+		this(DataTypeIO.readVarInt(in), DataTypeIO.readString(in, StandardCharsets.UTF_8), in.readShort() & 0xFFFF, HandshakeType.fromNetworkId(DataTypeIO.readVarInt(in)));
 	}
 
 	public int getProtocolVersion() {
diff --git a/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketLoginInLoginStart.java b/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketLoginInLoginStart.java
index 14dd958..a5a1f14 100644
--- a/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketLoginInLoginStart.java
+++ b/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketLoginInLoginStart.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.loohp.limbo.Server.Packets;
 
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 
 import com.loohp.limbo.Utils.DataTypeIO;
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ public class PacketLoginInLoginStart extends PacketIn {
 	}
 	
 	public PacketLoginInLoginStart(DataInputStream in) throws IOException {
-		this(DataTypeIO.readString(in));
+		this(DataTypeIO.readString(in, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
 	}
 
 	public String getUsername() {
diff --git a/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketLoginInPluginMessaging.java b/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketLoginInPluginMessaging.java
index 18d1600..43eefed 100644
--- a/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketLoginInPluginMessaging.java
+++ b/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketLoginInPluginMessaging.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class PacketLoginInPluginMessaging extends PacketIn {
 	
 	public PacketLoginInPluginMessaging(DataInputStream in, int packetLength, int packetId) throws IOException {
 		messageId = DataTypeIO.readVarInt(in);
-		String rawChannel = DataTypeIO.readString(in);
+		String rawChannel = DataTypeIO.readString(in, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
 		channel = new NamespacedKey(rawChannel);
 		int dataLength = packetLength - DataTypeIO.getVarIntLength(packetId) - DataTypeIO.getVarIntLength(messageId) - DataTypeIO.getStringLength(rawChannel, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
 		data = new byte[dataLength];
diff --git a/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketPlayInChat.java b/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketPlayInChat.java
index 4d4a268..5ba0a26 100644
--- a/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketPlayInChat.java
+++ b/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketPlayInChat.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.loohp.limbo.Server.Packets;
 
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 
 import com.loohp.limbo.Utils.DataTypeIO;
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ public class PacketPlayInChat extends PacketIn {
 	}
 	
 	public PacketPlayInChat(DataInputStream in) throws IOException {
-		this(DataTypeIO.readString(in));
+		this(DataTypeIO.readString(in, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
 	}
 
 	public String getMessage() {
diff --git a/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketPlayInPluginMessaging.java b/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketPlayInPluginMessaging.java
index 2281920..f5b0f38 100644
--- a/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketPlayInPluginMessaging.java
+++ b/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketPlayInPluginMessaging.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class PacketPlayInPluginMessaging extends PacketIn {
 	}
 	
 	public PacketPlayInPluginMessaging(DataInputStream in, int packetLength, int packetId) throws IOException {
-		String rawChannel = DataTypeIO.readString(in);
+		String rawChannel = DataTypeIO.readString(in, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
 		channel = new NamespacedKey(rawChannel);
 		int dataLength = packetLength - DataTypeIO.getVarIntLength(packetId) - DataTypeIO.getStringLength(rawChannel, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
 		data = new byte[dataLength];
diff --git a/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketPlayInTabComplete.java b/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketPlayInTabComplete.java
index 670b5c9..5c2b007 100644
--- a/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketPlayInTabComplete.java
+++ b/src/com/loohp/limbo/Server/Packets/PacketPlayInTabComplete.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.loohp.limbo.Server.Packets;
 
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 
 import com.loohp.limbo.Utils.DataTypeIO;
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ public class PacketPlayInTabComplete extends PacketIn {
 	}
 
 	public PacketPlayInTabComplete(DataInputStream in) throws IOException {
-		this(DataTypeIO.readVarInt(in), DataTypeIO.readString(in));
+		this(DataTypeIO.readVarInt(in), DataTypeIO.readString(in, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
 	}
 
 	public int getId() {
diff --git a/src/com/loohp/limbo/Utils/DataTypeIO.java b/src/com/loohp/limbo/Utils/DataTypeIO.java
index 5019f82..a6a8ba9 100644
--- a/src/com/loohp/limbo/Utils/DataTypeIO.java
+++ b/src/com/loohp/limbo/Utils/DataTypeIO.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class DataTypeIO {
 	    out.write(b);
 	}
 	
-	public static String readString(DataInputStream in) throws IOException {
+	public static String readString(DataInputStream in, Charset charset) throws IOException {
 		int length = readVarInt(in);
 
 	    if (length == -1) {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class DataTypeIO {
 
 	    byte[] b = new byte[length];
 	    in.readFully(b);
-	    return new String(b);
+	    return new String(b, charset);
 	}
 	
 	public static int getStringLength(String string, Charset charset) throws IOException {