diff --git a/lib/protocol.js b/lib/protocol.js
index da12f18..13e43ac 100644
--- a/lib/protocol.js
+++ b/lib/protocol.js
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ function createPacketBuffer(packetId, state, params, isServer) {
 }
 
 function parsePacket(buffer, state, isServer, packetsToParse) {
-  if (state == null) state == states.PLAY;
+  if (state == null) state = states.PLAY;
   var cursor = 0;
   var lengthField = readVarInt(buffer, 0);
   if (!!!lengthField) return null;