diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 98c5de88..9d6eb0b3 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xms32M -Xmx4G -XX:+UseG1GC -XX:+UseStringDeduplication
 
 loader_version=0.14.21
-viaver_version=4.8.0-1.20.2-rc1-SNAPSHOT
+viaver_version=4.8.0-1.20.2-rc2-SNAPSHOT
 yaml_version=2.0
 
 publish_mc_versions=1.20.1, 1.19.4, 1.18.2, 1.17.1, 1.16.5, 1.15.2, 1.14.4, 1.8.9
 # example: 1.19.1-rc1. Can be a blank value
-modrinth_mc_snapshot=1.20.2-rc1
+modrinth_mc_snapshot=1.20.2-rc2
 # example: 1.19-Snapshot. Can be a blank value
 curseforge_mc_snapshot=1.20.2-Snapshot
diff --git a/viafabric-mc120/src/main/java/com/viaversion/fabric/mc120/service/ProtocolAutoDetector.java b/viafabric-mc120/src/main/java/com/viaversion/fabric/mc120/service/ProtocolAutoDetector.java
index a2d57f51..ac3b0e3c 100644
--- a/viafabric-mc120/src/main/java/com/viaversion/fabric/mc120/service/ProtocolAutoDetector.java
+++ b/viafabric-mc120/src/main/java/com/viaversion/fabric/mc120/service/ProtocolAutoDetector.java
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ public class ProtocolAutoDetector {
                             .handler(new ChannelInitializer<>() {
                                 @Override
                                 protected void initChannel(@NotNull Channel channel) {
+                                    channel.attr(ClientConnection.SERVERBOUND_PROTOCOL_KEY)
+                                            .set(NetworkState.HANDSHAKING.getHandler(NetworkSide.SERVERBOUND));
                                     channel.attr(ClientConnection.CLIENTBOUND_PROTOCOL_KEY)
                                             .set(NetworkState.STATUS.getHandler(NetworkSide.CLIENTBOUND));
-                                    channel.attr(ClientConnection.SERVERBOUND_PROTOCOL_KEY)
-                                            .set(NetworkState.STATUS.getHandler(NetworkSide.SERVERBOUND));
                                     try {
                                         channel.config().setOption(ChannelOption.TCP_NODELAY, true);
                                         channel.config().setOption(ChannelOption.IP_TOS, 0x18); // Stolen from Velocity, low delay, high reliability
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ public boolean isConnectionOpen() {
                                         address.getPort(),
                                         ConnectionIntent.STATUS
                                 ));
+
+                                ch.channel().attr(ClientConnection.SERVERBOUND_PROTOCOL_KEY)
+                                        .set(NetworkState.STATUS.getHandler(NetworkSide.SERVERBOUND));
                                 clientConnection.send(new QueryRequestC2SPacket());
                             });
                         }