diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/Networking.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/Networking.cpp
index 3c8149e1c..a91747753 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/Networking.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/Networking.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void Networking::ReciveMessage(RakNet::Packet *packet)
 {
     RakNet::RakNetGUID id;
 
-    if(packet->length < 3)
+    if(packet->length < 2)
         return;
 
     RakNet::BitStream bsIn(&packet->data[1], packet->length, false);
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/BasePacket.cpp b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/BasePacket.cpp
index b32680650..848bc80af 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/BasePacket.cpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/BasePacket.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ void BasePacket::Packet(RakNet::BitStream *bs, BasePlayer *player, bool send)
 
     if(send)
     {
-        bs->Write((RakNet::MessageID) packetID);
+        bs->Write(packetID);
         bs->Write(player->guid);
     }
 }
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void BasePacket::SetSendStream(RakNet::BitStream *bitStream)
 void BasePacket::RequestData(RakNet::RakNetGUID player)
 {
     bsSend->ResetWritePointer();
-    bsSend->Write((RakNet::MessageID) packetID);
+    bsSend->Write(packetID);
     bsSend->Write(player);
     peer->Send(bsSend, HIGH_PRIORITY, RELIABLE_ORDERED, 0, player, false);
 }
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/BasePacket.hpp b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/BasePacket.hpp
index 1cb10c855..fc5b371e3 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/BasePacket.hpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/BasePacket.hpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace mwmp
 
         size_t headerSize()
         {
-            return 10; // 10 == char + char + RakNetGUID (uint64_t)
+            return 9; // 9 == packetID + RakNetGUID (uint64_t)
         }
 
     protected: