diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/network/Connection.java b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/network/Connection.java
index d8faa0a74..eb07e8550 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/network/Connection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/network/Connection.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import de.bixilon.minosoft.protocol.packets.ClientboundPacket;
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.protocol.packets.ServerboundPacket;
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.protocol.packets.serverbound.handshaking.PacketHandshake;
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.protocol.packets.serverbound.login.PacketLoginStart;
-import de.bixilon.minosoft.protocol.packets.serverbound.status.PacketStatusPing;
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.protocol.packets.serverbound.status.PacketStatusRequest;
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.protocol.ping.ServerListPing;
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.protocol.protocol.*;
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ public class Connection {
     ConnectionStates state = ConnectionStates.DISCONNECTED;
     ConnectionReasons reason;
     ConnectionReasons nextReason;
-    ConnectionPing connectionStatusPing;
+    public ConnectionPing connectionStatusPing;
     ServerListPing lastPing;
     Exception lastException;
 
@@ -318,10 +317,8 @@ public class Connection {
                 setConnectionState(next);
             }
             case STATUS -> {
-                // send status request and ping
+                // send status request
                 network.sendPacket(new PacketStatusRequest());
-                connectionStatusPing = new ConnectionPing();
-                network.sendPacket(new PacketStatusPing(connectionStatusPing));
             }
             case LOGIN -> network.sendPacket(new PacketLoginStart(player));
             case DISCONNECTED -> {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/network/socket/SocketNetwork.java b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/network/socket/SocketNetwork.java
index 6932f180b..f1edf366a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/network/socket/SocketNetwork.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/network/socket/SocketNetwork.java
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public class SocketNetwork implements Network {
                         packet = connection.getPacketByCommand(connection.getConnectionState(), inPacketBuffer.getCommand());
                         if (packet == null) {
                             disconnect();
-                            lastException = new UnknownPacketException(String.format("Invalid packet 0x%x", inPacketBuffer.getCommand()));
+                            lastException = new UnknownPacketException(String.format("Server sent us a invalid packet (id=0x%x, length=%d, data=%s)", inPacketBuffer.getCommand(), length, inPacketBuffer.getBase64()));
                             throw lastException;
                         }
                         Class<? extends ClientboundPacket> clazz = packet.getClazz();
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ public class SocketNetwork implements Network {
                         }
                     } catch (Exception e) {
                         Log.printException(e, LogLevels.DEBUG);
-                        Log.protocol(String.format("An error occurred while parsing an packet (%s): %s", packet, e));
+                        Log.protocol(String.format("An error occurred while parsing a packet (%s): %s", packet, e));
                     }
                 }
                 disconnect();
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/protocol/PacketHandler.java b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/protocol/PacketHandler.java
index 5d7a2e9a8..778ff4f2e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/protocol/PacketHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/protocol/PacketHandler.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import de.bixilon.minosoft.protocol.packets.serverbound.login.PacketEncryptionRe
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.protocol.packets.serverbound.play.PacketConfirmTeleport;
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.protocol.packets.serverbound.play.PacketKeepAliveResponse;
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.protocol.packets.serverbound.play.PacketPlayerPositionAndRotationSending;
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.protocol.packets.serverbound.status.PacketStatusPing;
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.util.nbt.tag.CompoundTag;
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.util.nbt.tag.StringTag;
 
@@ -77,6 +78,8 @@ public class PacketHandler {
         }
         Log.info(String.format("Status response received: %s/%s online. MotD: '%s'", pkg.getResponse().getPlayerOnline(), pkg.getResponse().getMaxPlayers(), pkg.getResponse().getMotd().getANSIColoredMessage()));
         connection.handlePingCallbacks(pkg.getResponse());
+        connection.connectionStatusPing = new ConnectionPing();
+        connection.sendPacket(new PacketStatusPing(connection.connectionStatusPing));
     }
 
     public void handle(PacketStatusPong pkg) {