diff --git a/src/network/mcpe/handler/LoginPacketHandler.php b/src/network/mcpe/handler/LoginPacketHandler.php
index c2367454b..cbeff1598 100644
--- a/src/network/mcpe/handler/LoginPacketHandler.php
+++ b/src/network/mcpe/handler/LoginPacketHandler.php
@@ -64,18 +64,6 @@ class LoginPacketHandler extends PacketHandler{
 	){}
 
 	public function handleLogin(LoginPacket $packet) : bool{
-		if(!$this->isCompatibleProtocol($packet->protocol)){
-			$this->session->sendDataPacket(PlayStatusPacket::create($packet->protocol < ProtocolInfo::CURRENT_PROTOCOL ? PlayStatusPacket::LOGIN_FAILED_CLIENT : PlayStatusPacket::LOGIN_FAILED_SERVER), true);
-
-			//This pocketmine disconnect message will only be seen by the console (PlayStatusPacket causes the messages to be shown for the client)
-			$this->session->disconnect(
-				$this->server->getLanguage()->translate(KnownTranslationFactory::pocketmine_disconnect_incompatibleProtocol((string) $packet->protocol)),
-				false
-			);
-
-			return true;
-		}
-
 		$extraData = $this->fetchAuthData($packet->chainDataJwt);
 
 		if(!Player::isValidUserName($extraData->displayName)){
@@ -237,8 +225,4 @@ class LoginPacketHandler extends PacketHandler{
 		$this->server->getAsyncPool()->submitTask(new ProcessLoginTask($packet->chainDataJwt->chain, $packet->clientDataJwt, $authRequired, $this->authCallback));
 		$this->session->setHandler(null); //drop packets received during login verification
 	}
-
-	protected function isCompatibleProtocol(int $protocolVersion) : bool{
-		return $protocolVersion === ProtocolInfo::CURRENT_PROTOCOL;
-	}
 }
diff --git a/src/network/mcpe/handler/SessionStartPacketHandler.php b/src/network/mcpe/handler/SessionStartPacketHandler.php
index 687422de2..5625869f1 100644
--- a/src/network/mcpe/handler/SessionStartPacketHandler.php
+++ b/src/network/mcpe/handler/SessionStartPacketHandler.php
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ final class SessionStartPacketHandler extends PacketHandler{
 	}
 
 	protected function isCompatibleProtocol(int $protocolVersion) : bool{
-		return $protocolVersion === ProtocolInfo::CURRENT_PROTOCOL;
+		//TODO: REMOVE THIS
+		//1.19.63 released with an unchanged protocol, but a bumped protocol version, since they forgot to do it in the
+		//previous release. Since they are functionally identical, we can accept both.
+		return $protocolVersion === ProtocolInfo::CURRENT_PROTOCOL || $protocolVersion === 568;
 	}
 }