diff --git a/EOLib/Domain/Login/LoginActions.cs b/EOLib/Domain/Login/LoginActions.cs
index f22d6ea09..7c2883a13 100644
--- a/EOLib/Domain/Login/LoginActions.cs
+++ b/EOLib/Domain/Login/LoginActions.cs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public async Task RequestCharacterLogin(ICharacter character)
         public async Task<CharacterLoginReply> CompleteCharacterLogin()
         {
             var packet = new PacketBuilder(PacketFamily.Welcome, PacketAction.Message)
-                .AddThree(_playerInfoRepository.PlayerID)
+                .AddThree((ushort)_playerInfoRepository.PlayerID)
                 .AddInt(_characterRepository.MainCharacter.ID)
                 .Build();
 
diff --git a/EOLib/Net/Translators/CharacterDisplayPacketTranslator.cs b/EOLib/Net/Translators/CharacterDisplayPacketTranslator.cs
index bbd0c7bb6..e82d79afc 100644
--- a/EOLib/Net/Translators/CharacterDisplayPacketTranslator.cs
+++ b/EOLib/Net/Translators/CharacterDisplayPacketTranslator.cs
@@ -24,21 +24,17 @@ protected IEnumerable<ICharacter> GetCharacters(IPacket packet)
 
             var numberOfCharacters = (int)packet.ReadChar();
 
-            // EOSERV sends this byte unconditionally for CHARACTER_REPLY, but GameServer appears
-            //   to not send it on delete packets
-            if (packet.PeekByte() == 1)
-                packet.ReadByte();
+            // Optional AddByte call. EOSERV sends either 1 or 2, but GameServer appears
+            //   to not send it on character delete
+            packet.ReadBreakString();
 
             for (int i = 0; i < numberOfCharacters; ++i)
             {
+                characters.Add(GetNextCharacter(packet));
                 if (packet.ReadByte() != 255)
                     throw new MalformedPacketException($"{packet.Family}_{packet.Action} packet missing character separator byte", packet);
-                characters.Add(GetNextCharacter(packet));
             }
 
-            if (packet.ReadByte() != 255)
-                throw new MalformedPacketException($"{packet.Family}_{packet.Action} packet missing character separator byte", packet);
-
             return characters;
         }
 
diff --git a/EOLib/Net/Translators/LoginRequestGrantedPacketTranslator.cs b/EOLib/Net/Translators/LoginRequestGrantedPacketTranslator.cs
index 6f15129ef..fb6a87365 100644
--- a/EOLib/Net/Translators/LoginRequestGrantedPacketTranslator.cs
+++ b/EOLib/Net/Translators/LoginRequestGrantedPacketTranslator.cs
@@ -4,20 +4,12 @@
 using EOLib.Domain.Character;
 using EOLib.Domain.Login;
 using EOLib.IO;
-using EOLib.IO.Services;
 
 namespace EOLib.Net.Translators
 {
     [AutoMappedType]
     public class LoginRequestGrantedPacketTranslator : IPacketTranslator<ILoginRequestGrantedData>
     {
-        private readonly INumberEncoderService _numberEncoderService;
-
-        public LoginRequestGrantedPacketTranslator(INumberEncoderService numberEncoderService)
-        {
-            _numberEncoderService = numberEncoderService;
-        }
-
         public ILoginRequestGrantedData TranslatePacket(IPacket packet)
         {
             var reply = (CharacterLoginReply)packet.ReadShort();
diff --git a/EndlessClient/Controllers/LoginController.cs b/EndlessClient/Controllers/LoginController.cs
index 13d713aff..3ecb32e60 100644
--- a/EndlessClient/Controllers/LoginController.cs
+++ b/EndlessClient/Controllers/LoginController.cs
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ public async Task LoginToCharacter(ICharacter character)
                 {
                     // https://discord.com/channels/723989119503696013/787685796055482368/946634672295784509
                     // Sausage: 'I have WELCOME_REPLY 3 as returning a "server is busy" message if you send it and then disconnect the client'
-                    _errorDisplayAction.ShowLoginError(LoginReply.Busy);
                     _gameStateActions.ChangeToState(GameStates.Initial);
+                    _errorDisplayAction.ShowLoginError(LoginReply.Busy);
                     return;
                 }