diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/steveice10/mc/protocol/codec/MinecraftCodecHelper.java b/src/main/java/com/github/steveice10/mc/protocol/codec/MinecraftCodecHelper.java
index 8025ad17..23189dd5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/steveice10/mc/protocol/codec/MinecraftCodecHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/steveice10/mc/protocol/codec/MinecraftCodecHelper.java
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ public class MinecraftCodecHelper extends BasePacketCodecHelper {
     }
 
     public Component readComponent(ByteBuf buf) {
-        return DefaultComponentSerializer.get().deserialize(this.readString(buf));
+        return DefaultComponentSerializer.get().deserialize(this.readString(buf, 262144));
     }
 
     public void writeComponent(ByteBuf buf, Component component) {