diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/faboslav/friendsandfoes/util/client/PlayerProvider.java b/common/src/main/java/com/faboslav/friendsandfoes/util/client/PlayerProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e10a9f97e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/faboslav/friendsandfoes/util/client/PlayerProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package com.faboslav.friendsandfoes.util.client;
+
+import net.minecraft.client.MinecraftClient;
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.PlayerEntity;
+
+public final class PlayerProvider
+{
+	public static PlayerEntity getClientPlayer() {
+		return MinecraftClient.getInstance().player;
+	}
+
+	private PlayerProvider() {
+	}
+}
diff --git a/forge/src/main/java/com/faboslav/friendsandfoes/platform/forge/PacketChannelManagerImpl.java b/forge/src/main/java/com/faboslav/friendsandfoes/platform/forge/PacketChannelManagerImpl.java
index f914759e4..016f12f7d 100644
--- a/forge/src/main/java/com/faboslav/friendsandfoes/platform/forge/PacketChannelManagerImpl.java
+++ b/forge/src/main/java/com/faboslav/friendsandfoes/platform/forge/PacketChannelManagerImpl.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import com.faboslav.friendsandfoes.network.base.Packet;
 import com.faboslav.friendsandfoes.network.base.PacketHandler;
 import com.faboslav.friendsandfoes.platform.ModVersion;
-import net.minecraft.client.MinecraftClient;
+import com.faboslav.friendsandfoes.util.client.PlayerProvider;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.PlayerEntity;
 import net.minecraft.server.network.ServerPlayerEntity;
 import net.minecraft.util.Identifier;
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public static <T extends Packet<T>> void registerS2CPacket(
 			NetworkEvent.Context context = ctx.get();
 			PlayerEntity player = null;
 			if (context.getSender() == null) {
-				player = MinecraftClient.getInstance().player;
+				player = PlayerProvider.getClientPlayer();
 			}
 
 			if (player != null) {