diff --git a/src/client.js b/src/client.js
index 9029325..36ad6d9 100644
--- a/src/client.js
+++ b/src/client.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ function Client(isServer) {
   EventEmitter.call(this);
 
   var socket;
+  this.packetsToParse = {};
 
   this.serializer = serializer.createSerializer({ isServer });
   this.compressor = null;
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ function Client(isServer) {
   this.decipher = null;
   this.splitter = framing.createSplitter();
   this.decompressor = null;
-  this.deserializer = serializer.createDeserializer({ isServer });
+  this.deserializer = serializer.createDeserializer({ isServer, packetsToParse: this.packetsToParse });
 
   this._state = states.HANDSHAKING;
   Object.defineProperty(this, "state", {
@@ -53,7 +54,6 @@ function Client(isServer) {
 
   this.isServer = !!isServer;
 
-  this.packetsToParse = {};
   this.on('newListener', function(event, listener) {
     var direction = this.isServer ? 'toServer' : 'toClient';
     if(protocol.packetStates[direction].hasOwnProperty(event) || event === "packet") {
diff --git a/src/transforms/serializer.js b/src/transforms/serializer.js
index e92530f..b9159bc 100644
--- a/src/transforms/serializer.js
+++ b/src/transforms/serializer.js
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@ class Serializer extends Transform {
 }
 
 class Deserializer extends Transform {
-  constructor({ state = protocol.states.HANDSHAKING, isServer = false } = {}) {
+  constructor({ state = protocol.states.HANDSHAKING, isServer = false, packetsToParse = {"packet": true} } = {}) {
     super({ readableObjectMode: true });
     this.protocolState = state;
     this.isServer = isServer;
+    this.packetsToParse = packetsToParse;
   }
 
   _transform(chunk, enc, cb) {