diff --git a/src/pocketmine/network/protocol/PlayerListPacket.php b/src/pocketmine/network/protocol/PlayerListPacket.php
index f74741a82..e49ed4f8a 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/network/protocol/PlayerListPacket.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/network/protocol/PlayerListPacket.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class PlayerListPacket extends DataPacket{
 	public function encode(){
 		$this->reset();
 		$this->putByte($this->type);
-		$this->putInt(count($this->entries));
+		$this->putUnsignedVarInt(count($this->entries));
 		foreach($this->entries as $d){
 			if($this->type === self::TYPE_ADD){
 				$this->putUUID($d[0]);