diff --git a/src/pocketmine/network/mcpe/protocol/DataPacket.php b/src/pocketmine/network/mcpe/protocol/DataPacket.php
index c6dec0c87..562ba446f 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/network/mcpe/protocol/DataPacket.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/network/mcpe/protocol/DataPacket.php
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ abstract class DataPacket extends BinaryStream{
 
 	public function encode(){
 		$this->reset();
+		$this->encodeHeader();
 		$this->encodePayload();
 		$this->isEncoded = true;
 	}
@@ -114,11 +115,6 @@ abstract class DataPacket extends BinaryStream{
 	 */
 	abstract public function handle(NetworkSession $session) : bool;
 
-	public function reset(){
-		$this->encodeHeader();
-		$this->offset = 0;
-	}
-
 	public function clean(){
 		$this->buffer = null;
 		$this->isEncoded = false;