diff --git a/pumpkin-protocol/src/server/play/chat_message.rs b/pumpkin-protocol/src/server/play/chat_message.rs
index b349e606b..1e0e890c7 100644
--- a/pumpkin-protocol/src/server/play/chat_message.rs
+++ b/pumpkin-protocol/src/server/play/chat_message.rs
@@ -1,33 +1,54 @@
-use bytes::{Buf, Bytes};
+use bytes::Buf;
 use pumpkin_data::packet::serverbound::PLAY_CHAT;
 use pumpkin_macros::packet;
+use serde::Serialize;
 
 use crate::{
-    FixedBitSet, ServerPacket, VarInt,
+    ServerPacket, VarInt,
     bytebuf::{ByteBuf, ReadingError},
 };
 
-// derive(Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Serialize)]
 #[packet(PLAY_CHAT)]
 pub struct SChatMessage {
     pub message: String,
     pub timestamp: i64,
     pub salt: i64,
-    pub signature: Option<Bytes>,
+    pub signature: Option<Vec<u8>>,
     pub message_count: VarInt,
-    pub acknowledged: FixedBitSet,
+    pub acknowledged: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+impl SChatMessage {
+    pub fn new(
+        message: String,
+        timestamp: i64,
+        salt: i64,
+        signature: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+        message_count: VarInt,
+        acknowledged: Vec<u8>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            message,
+            timestamp,
+            salt,
+            signature,
+            message_count,
+            acknowledged,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 // TODO
 impl ServerPacket for SChatMessage {
     fn read(bytebuf: &mut impl Buf) -> Result<Self, ReadingError> {
         Ok(Self {
-            message: bytebuf.try_get_string()?,
+            message: bytebuf.try_get_string_len(256)?,
             timestamp: bytebuf.try_get_i64()?,
             salt: bytebuf.try_get_i64()?,
-            signature: bytebuf.try_get_option(|v| v.try_copy_to_bytes(256))?,
+            signature: bytebuf.try_get_option(|v| v.try_copy_to_bytes(256).map(|s| s.to_vec()))?,
             message_count: bytebuf.try_get_var_int()?,
-            acknowledged: bytebuf.try_get_fixed_bitset(20)?,
+            acknowledged: bytebuf.try_get_fixed_bitset(20).map(|s| s.to_vec())?,
         })
     }
 }