diff --git a/Minecraft.World/Network/Packets/TextureAndGeometryChangePacket.cpp b/Minecraft.World/Network/Packets/TextureAndGeometryChangePacket.cpp
index 0115c2bd4..9efedd881 100644
--- a/Minecraft.World/Network/Packets/TextureAndGeometryChangePacket.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.World/Network/Packets/TextureAndGeometryChangePacket.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "../../Platform/stdafx.h"
+#include <cstring>
 #include <iostream>
 #include "../../IO/Streams/InputOutputStream.h"
 #include "../../Headers/net.minecraft.world.entity.h"
@@ -31,14 +32,17 @@ TextureAndGeometryChangePacket::TextureAndGeometryChangePacket(std::shared_ptr<E
 void TextureAndGeometryChangePacket::read(DataInputStream *dis) //throws IOException 
 {
 	id = dis->readInt();
-	dwSkinID = dis->readInt();
+	int skinId = dis->readInt();
+	std::memcpy(&dwSkinID, &skinId, sizeof(dwSkinID));
 	path = dis->readUTF();
 }
 
 void TextureAndGeometryChangePacket::write(DataOutputStream *dos) //throws IOException 
 {
 	dos->writeInt(id);
-	dos->writeInt(dwSkinID);
+	int skinId = 0;
+	std::memcpy(&skinId, &dwSkinID, sizeof(dwSkinID));
+	dos->writeInt(skinId);
 	dos->writeUTF(path);
 }
 
diff --git a/Minecraft.World/Network/Packets/TextureAndGeometryChangePacket.h b/Minecraft.World/Network/Packets/TextureAndGeometryChangePacket.h
index 00001d8f3..7584b3c3e 100644
--- a/Minecraft.World/Network/Packets/TextureAndGeometryChangePacket.h
+++ b/Minecraft.World/Network/Packets/TextureAndGeometryChangePacket.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
-
+#include <cstdint>
 
 #include "Packet.h"
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ public:
 
     int id;
 	std::wstring path;
-	DWORD dwSkinID;
+	std::uint32_t dwSkinID;
 
 	TextureAndGeometryChangePacket();
 	TextureAndGeometryChangePacket(std::shared_ptr<Entity> e, const std::wstring &path);
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ public:
 public:
 	static std::shared_ptr<Packet> create() { return std::shared_ptr<Packet>(new TextureAndGeometryChangePacket()); }
 	virtual int getId() { return 161; }
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/Minecraft.World/Network/Packets/TextureAndGeometryPacket.cpp b/Minecraft.World/Network/Packets/TextureAndGeometryPacket.cpp
index 131d42775..941b468ff 100644
--- a/Minecraft.World/Network/Packets/TextureAndGeometryPacket.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.World/Network/Packets/TextureAndGeometryPacket.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "../../Platform/stdafx.h"
+#include <cstring>
 #include <iostream>
 #include "../../IO/Streams/InputOutputStream.h"
 #include "PacketListener.h"
@@ -122,7 +123,8 @@ void TextureAndGeometryPacket::handle(PacketListener *listener)
 void TextureAndGeometryPacket::read(DataInputStream *dis) //throws IOException
 {
 	textureName = dis->readUTF();
-	dwSkinID = (DWORD)dis->readInt();
+	int skinId = dis->readInt();
+	std::memcpy(&dwSkinID, &skinId, sizeof(dwSkinID));
 	dwTextureBytes = (std::uint32_t)dis->readShort();
 
 	if(dwTextureBytes>0)
@@ -160,7 +162,9 @@ void TextureAndGeometryPacket::read(DataInputStream *dis) //throws IOException
 void TextureAndGeometryPacket::write(DataOutputStream *dos) //throws IOException 
 {
 	dos->writeUTF(textureName);
-	dos->writeInt(dwSkinID);
+	int skinId = 0;
+	std::memcpy(&skinId, &dwSkinID, sizeof(dwSkinID));
+	dos->writeInt(skinId);
 	dos->writeShort((short)dwTextureBytes);
 	for(std::uint32_t i=0;i<dwTextureBytes;i++)
 	{
diff --git a/Minecraft.World/Network/Packets/TextureAndGeometryPacket.h b/Minecraft.World/Network/Packets/TextureAndGeometryPacket.h
index 9ff7e6930..c6470895d 100644
--- a/Minecraft.World/Network/Packets/TextureAndGeometryPacket.h
+++ b/Minecraft.World/Network/Packets/TextureAndGeometryPacket.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class TextureAndGeometryPacket : public Packet, public std::enable_shared_from_t
 {
 public:
 	std::wstring textureName;
-	DWORD dwSkinID;
+	std::uint32_t dwSkinID;
 	std::uint8_t *pbData;
 	std::uint32_t dwTextureBytes;
 	SKIN_BOX *BoxDataA;