diff --git a/src/Managers/NetworkManager.cs b/src/Managers/NetworkManager.cs
index a3244f4..deb1d88 100644
--- a/src/Managers/NetworkManager.cs
+++ b/src/Managers/NetworkManager.cs
@@ -274,11 +274,11 @@ internal static class NetworkManager
                         break;
                     }
 
-                    if (innerNetObject is PlayerControl player && player != null)
+                    if (innerNetObject is PlayerPhysics playerPhysics)
                     {
                         if (rpcCall == (byte)RPC.CUSTOM_RPC_CALL)
                         {
-                            if (RPC.HandleCustomRPCPacked(player, reader))
+                            if (RPC.HandleCustomRPCPacked(playerPhysics.myPlayer, reader))
                             {
                                 break;
                             }
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ internal static class NetworkManager
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        if (innerNetObject is PlayerControl player2 && player2 != null)
+                        if (innerNetObject is PlayerControl player2)
                         {
                             RPC.HandleCustomRPCLegacy(player2, rpcCall, reader);
                         }
diff --git a/src/Network/RPC.cs b/src/Network/RPC.cs
index 39d7cf6..8bcf5fe 100644
--- a/src/Network/RPC.cs
+++ b/src/Network/RPC.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ internal static class RPC
     /// <param name="targetClientId">The specific client ID to target, or -1 to broadcast to all clients.</param>
     internal static void SendCustomRpcPacked(CustomRPC customRPC, Action<MessageWriter> action, int targetClientId = -1)
     {
-        AmongUsClient.Instance.SendRpcImmediately(PlayerControl.LocalPlayer.NetId, CUSTOM_RPC_CALL, SendOption.Reliable, writer =>
+        AmongUsClient.Instance.SendRpcImmediately(PlayerControl.LocalPlayer.MyPhysics.NetId, CUSTOM_RPC_CALL, SendOption.Reliable, writer =>
         {
             writer.Write(ModInfo.Constants.BAU_CUSTOM_RPC_FLAG); // Flag to check if its a rpc packed into SetNamePlateStr
             writer.Write((byte)customRPC);