diff --git a/src/pocketmine/network/mcpe/protocol/PacketPool.php b/src/pocketmine/network/mcpe/protocol/PacketPool.php
index d27545f7c..d7facb48a 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/network/mcpe/protocol/PacketPool.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/network/mcpe/protocol/PacketPool.php
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace pocketmine\network\mcpe\protocol;
 
+use pocketmine\utils\Binary;
+
 class PacketPool{
 	/** @var \SplFixedArray<DataPacket> */
 	protected static $pool = null;
@@ -165,8 +167,9 @@ class PacketPool{
 	 * @return DataPacket
 	 */
 	public static function getPacket(string $buffer) : DataPacket{
-		$pk = static::getPacketById(ord($buffer{0}));
-		$pk->setBuffer($buffer);
+		$offset = 0;
+		$pk = static::getPacketById(Binary::readUnsignedVarInt($buffer, $offset));
+		$pk->setBuffer($buffer, $offset);
 
 		return $pk;
 	}