diff --git a/examples/echo.js b/examples/echo.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f0ca9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/echo.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+var mc = require('../');
+var client = mc.createClient({
+  username: process.env.MC_USERNAME,
+  email: process.env.MC_EMAIL,
+  password: process.env.MC_PASSWORD,
+  verbose: true,
+});
+client.on('connect', function() {
+  console.info("connected");
+});
+client.on('packet', function(packet) {
+  if (packet.id !== 0x03) return;
+  var match = packet.message.match(/^<(.+?)> (.*)$/);
+  if (! match) return;
+  var username = match[1];
+  var msg = match[2];
+  if (username === client.username) return;
+  client.writePacket(0x03, {message: msg});
+});
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index f2fc06b..2d8828b 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ function createClient(options) {
   };
 
   var client = new Client();
+  client.username = options.username;
   client.on('connect', function() {
     client.writePacket(0x02, {
       protocolVersion: packets.meta.protocolVersion,
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ function createClient(options) {
     });
   });
   client.on('packet', function(packet) {
+    if (options.verbose) console.info("packet", packet);
     var handler = packetHandlers[packet.id];
     if (handler) handler(packet);
   });
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ function createClient(options) {
       var sharedSecret;
       if (haveCredentials) {
         client.session = results[0];
+        client.username = client.session.username;
         client.emit('session');
         sharedSecret = results[1];
         joinServerRequest(onJoinServerResponse);
diff --git a/packets.json b/packets.json
index 0478a43..2e3b0fd 100644
--- a/packets.json
+++ b/packets.json
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@
     },
     {
       "name": "data",
-      "type": "byteArray"
+      "type": "bigByteArray"
     }
   ],
   "53": [
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 9e368f1..0f745bc 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ describe("minecraft protocol", function() {
       }
       mcServer.on('line', onLine);
       mcServer.on('line', function(line) {
-        //process.stderr.write('.');
+        process.stderr.write('.');
         // uncomment this line when debugging for more insight as to what is
         // happening on the minecraft server
-        console.error("[MC]", line);
+        //console.error("[MC]", line);
       });
       function onLine(line) {
         if (/\[INFO\] Done/.test(line)) {
@@ -198,5 +198,23 @@ describe("minecraft protocol", function() {
       });
     });
   });
-  it("survives for " + SURVIVE_TIME + "ms");
+  it("does not crash for " + SURVIVE_TIME + "ms", function(done) {
+    startServer({ 'online-mode': 'false' }, function() {
+      var client = mc.createClient({
+        username: process.env.MC_USERNAME,
+      });
+      client.on('packet', function(packet) {
+        if (packet.id === 0x01) {
+          client.writePacket(0x03, {
+            message: "hello everyone; I have logged in."
+          });
+        } else if (packet.id === 0x03) {
+          assert.strictEqual(packet.message, "<" + process.env.MC_USERNAME + ">" + " hello everyone; I have logged in.");
+          setTimeout(function() {
+            done();
+          }, SURVIVE_TIME);
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });