diff --git a/Subsurface/Source/Characters/CharacterNetworking.cs b/Subsurface/Source/Characters/CharacterNetworking.cs
index dd2e18618..e0b5e91d1 100644
--- a/Subsurface/Source/Characters/CharacterNetworking.cs
+++ b/Subsurface/Source/Characters/CharacterNetworking.cs
@@ -455,6 +455,8 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                 tempBuffer.Write(SimPosition.X);
                 tempBuffer.Write(SimPosition.Y);
 
+                tempBuffer.WritePadBits();
+
                 msg.Write((byte)tempBuffer.LengthBytes);
                 msg.Write(tempBuffer);
             }
diff --git a/Subsurface/Source/Networking/GameClient.cs b/Subsurface/Source/Networking/GameClient.cs
index e1d015833..0bbd0dc94 100644
--- a/Subsurface/Source/Networking/GameClient.cs
+++ b/Subsurface/Source/Networking/GameClient.cs
@@ -932,6 +932,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Networking
                         //force to the correct position in case the entity doesn't exist 
                         //or the message wasn't read correctly for whatever reason
                         inc.Position = msgEndPos;
+                        inc.ReadPadBits();
                         break;
                     case ServerNetObject.ENTITY_EVENT:
                     case ServerNetObject.ENTITY_EVENT_INITIAL: