diff --git a/bungee/src/main/java/com/github/games647/fastlogin/bungee/listener/PlayerConnectionListener.java b/bungee/src/main/java/com/github/games647/fastlogin/bungee/listener/PlayerConnectionListener.java
index c694072f..392fabaf 100644
--- a/bungee/src/main/java/com/github/games647/fastlogin/bungee/listener/PlayerConnectionListener.java
+++ b/bungee/src/main/java/com/github/games647/fastlogin/bungee/listener/PlayerConnectionListener.java
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ public class PlayerConnectionListener implements Listener {
         //use the loginevent instead of the postlogin event in order to send the loginsuccess packet to the client
         //with the offline uuid this makes it possible to set the skin then
         PendingConnection connection = loginEvent.getConnection();
-        String username = connection.getName().toLowerCase();
+        InitialHandler initialHandler = (InitialHandler) connection;
+
+        String username = initialHandler.getLoginRequest().getData();
         if (connection.isOnlineMode()) {
             LoginSession session = plugin.getSession().get(connection);
             session.setUuid(connection.getUniqueId());
@@ -70,7 +72,6 @@ public class PlayerConnectionListener implements Listener {
             playerProfile.setUuid(connection.getUniqueId());
 
             //bungeecord will do this automatically so override it on disabled option
-            InitialHandler initialHandler = (InitialHandler) connection;
             if (!plugin.getCore().getConfig().get("premiumUuid", true)) {
                 try {
                     UUID offlineUUID = UUID.nameUUIDFromBytes(("OfflinePlayer:" + username).getBytes(Charsets.UTF_8));
diff --git a/bungee/src/main/java/com/github/games647/fastlogin/bungee/tasks/AsyncPremiumCheck.java b/bungee/src/main/java/com/github/games647/fastlogin/bungee/tasks/AsyncPremiumCheck.java
index 7a15b539..af514b06 100644
--- a/bungee/src/main/java/com/github/games647/fastlogin/bungee/tasks/AsyncPremiumCheck.java
+++ b/bungee/src/main/java/com/github/games647/fastlogin/bungee/tasks/AsyncPremiumCheck.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import net.md_5.bungee.api.CommandSender;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.connection.PendingConnection;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.connection.ProxiedPlayer;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.event.AsyncEvent;
+import net.md_5.bungee.connection.InitialHandler;
 
 public class AsyncPremiumCheck extends JoinManagement<ProxiedPlayer, CommandSender, BungeeLoginSource>
         implements Runnable {
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ public class AsyncPremiumCheck extends JoinManagement<ProxiedPlayer, CommandSend
     public void run() {
         plugin.getSession().remove(connection);
 
-        String username = connection.getName().toLowerCase();
+        InitialHandler initialHandler = (InitialHandler) connection;
+        String username = initialHandler.getLoginRequest().getData();
         try {
             super.onLogin(username, new BungeeLoginSource(connection));
         } finally {