diff --git a/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connect/extension/PacketHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connect/extension/PacketHandler.java
index 5a0444b..130c7fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connect/extension/PacketHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connect/extension/PacketHandler.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ package org.geysermc.connect.extension;
 
 import org.cloudburstmc.protocol.bedrock.data.AttributeData;
 import org.cloudburstmc.protocol.bedrock.packet.BedrockPacketHandler;
+import org.cloudburstmc.protocol.bedrock.packet.LoginPacket;
 import org.cloudburstmc.protocol.bedrock.packet.NetworkStackLatencyPacket;
 import org.cloudburstmc.protocol.bedrock.packet.SetLocalPlayerAsInitializedPacket;
 import org.cloudburstmc.protocol.bedrock.packet.UpdateAttributesPacket;
@@ -72,17 +73,22 @@ public class PacketHandler extends UpstreamPacketHandler {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public PacketSignal handle(SetLocalPlayerAsInitializedPacket packet) {
-        geyserConnect.logger().debug("Player initialized: " + Utils.displayName(session));
-
+    public PacketSignal handle(LoginPacket loginPacket) {
         // Check to see if the server is full and we have a hard player cap
         if (geyserConnect.config().hardPlayerLimit()) {
-            if (session.getGeyser().getSessionManager().size() > session.getGeyser().getConfig().getMaxPlayers()) {
+            if (session.getGeyser().getSessionManager().size() >= session.getGeyser().getConfig().getMaxPlayers()) {
                 session.disconnect("disconnectionScreen.serverFull");
                 return PacketSignal.HANDLED;
             }
         }
 
+        return super.handle(loginPacket);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public PacketSignal handle(SetLocalPlayerAsInitializedPacket packet) {
+        geyserConnect.logger().debug("Player initialized: " + Utils.displayName(session));
+
         // Handle the virtual host if specified
         VirtualHostSection vhost = geyserConnect.config().vhost();
         if (vhost.enabled()) {