diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/LuaCs/_Services/HarmonyEventPatchesService.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/LuaCs/_Services/HarmonyEventPatchesService.cs
index 00e3536fa..114b6aa9e 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/LuaCs/_Services/HarmonyEventPatchesService.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/LuaCs/_Services/HarmonyEventPatchesService.cs
@@ -124,9 +124,10 @@ internal class HarmonyEventPatchesService : ISystem
     [HarmonyPatch(typeof(GameClient), "ReadDataMessage"), HarmonyPrefix]
     public static void GameClient_ReadDataMessage_Pre(IReadMessage inc)
     {
+        int prevBitPosition = inc.BitPosition;
         ServerPacketHeader header = (ServerPacketHeader)inc.ReadByte();
         _eventService.PublishEvent<IEventServerRawNetMessageReceived>(x => x.OnReceivedServerNetMessage(inc, header));
-        inc.BitPosition -= 8; // rewind so the game can read the message
+        inc.BitPosition = prevBitPosition; // rewind so the game can read the message
     }
 
     [HarmonyPatch(typeof(SubEditorScreen), nameof(SubEditorScreen.Select), new Type[] { }), HarmonyPostfix]
@@ -160,9 +161,10 @@ internal class HarmonyEventPatchesService : ISystem
     [HarmonyPatch(typeof(GameServer), "ReadDataMessage"), HarmonyPrefix]
     public static void GameServer_ReadDataMessage_Pre(NetworkConnection sender, IReadMessage inc)
     {
+        int prevBitPosition = inc.BitPosition;
         ClientPacketHeader header = (ClientPacketHeader)inc.ReadByte();
         _eventService.PublishEvent<IEventClientRawNetMessageReceived>(x => x.OnReceivedClientNetMessage(inc, header, sender));
-        inc.BitPosition -= 8; // rewind so the game can read the message
+        inc.BitPosition = prevBitPosition; // rewind so the game can read the message
     }
 
     [HarmonyPatch(typeof(GameServer), "OnInitializationComplete"), HarmonyPostfix]