diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/mixin/TextSerializerMixin.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/mixin/TextSerializerMixin.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c168b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/mixin/TextSerializerMixin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package land.chipmunk.chipmunkmod.mixin;
+
+import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
+import com.google.gson.JsonDeserializationContext;
+import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
+import net.minecraft.text.MutableText;
+import net.minecraft.text.Text;
+import net.minecraft.util.Formatting;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfoReturnable;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
+
+@Mixin(Text.Serializer.class)
+public class TextSerializerMixin {
+    @Inject(method = "deserialize(Lcom/google/gson/JsonElement;Ljava/lang/reflect/Type;Lcom/google/gson/JsonDeserializationContext;)Lnet/minecraft/text/MutableText;", at = @At("HEAD"), cancellable = true)
+    private void deserialize (JsonElement jsonElement, Type type, JsonDeserializationContext jsonDeserializationContext, CallbackInfoReturnable<MutableText> cir) {
+        try {
+            if (!jsonElement.isJsonArray()) return;
+
+            final JsonArray array = jsonElement.getAsJsonArray();
+
+            if (array.size() == 0) return;
+
+            JsonElement item = array.get(0);
+
+            int depth = 0;
+
+            while (item != null && item.isJsonArray() && depth < 512) {
+                if (item.getAsJsonArray().size() == 0 && item.getAsJsonArray().get(0) == null) continue;
+
+                depth++;
+
+                item = item.getAsJsonArray().get(0);
+            }
+
+            if (depth >= 512) {
+                cir.setReturnValue(Text.literal("Component is too big").formatted(Formatting.RED));
+
+                cir.cancel();
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/modules/SelfCare.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/modules/SelfCare.java
index 8bd3d50..81c0ed6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/modules/SelfCare.java
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/modules/SelfCare.java
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ public class SelfCare extends Listener {
 
   public String skin;
 
-  private Timer timer = new Timer();
-  private Timer chatTimer = new Timer();
+  private Timer timer;
+  private Timer chatTimer;
 
   private boolean cspy = false;
   public boolean hasSkin = false;
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ public class SelfCare extends Listener {
       }
     };
 
+    timer = new Timer();
+    chatTimer = new Timer();
+
     timer.schedule(task, interval, interval);
     chatTimer.schedule(chatTask, chatInterval, chatInterval);
   }
@@ -138,6 +141,8 @@ public class SelfCare extends Listener {
   }
 
   public void packetReceived(PlayerPositionLookS2CPacket packet) {
+    if (timer == null) return;
+
     positionPacketsPerSecond++;
 
     timer.schedule(new TimerTask() {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/chipmunkmod.mixins.json b/src/main/resources/chipmunkmod.mixins.json
index 53d3953..d20e865 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/chipmunkmod.mixins.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/chipmunkmod.mixins.json
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
     "ClientConnectionInvoker",
     "ClientConnectionAccessor",
     "PlayerListEntryAccessor",
-    "SharedConstantsMixin"
+    "SharedConstantsMixin",
+    "TextSerializerMixin"
   ],
   "injectors": {
     "defaultRequire": 1