diff --git a/src/main/java/net/raphimc/vialegacy/protocols/classic/protocola1_0_15toc0_28_30/storage/ClassicLevelStorage.java b/src/main/java/net/raphimc/vialegacy/protocols/classic/protocola1_0_15toc0_28_30/storage/ClassicLevelStorage.java
index 2d832b3..0de8a82 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/raphimc/vialegacy/protocols/classic/protocola1_0_15toc0_28_30/storage/ClassicLevelStorage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/raphimc/vialegacy/protocols/classic/protocola1_0_15toc0_28_30/storage/ClassicLevelStorage.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.Position;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.chunks.*;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.protocol.packet.PacketWrapper;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.ChunkUtil;
 import net.raphimc.vialegacy.ViaLegacy;
 import net.raphimc.vialegacy.api.model.ChunkCoord;
 import net.raphimc.vialegacy.api.util.ChunkCoordSpiral;
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ public void addDataPart(final byte[] part, final int partSize) {
         this.netBuffer.write(part, 0, partSize);
     }
 
-    public void finish(final int sizeX, final int sizeY, final int sizeZ) {
+    public void finish(final int sizeX, final int sizeY, final int sizeZ) throws Exception {
         try {
             final DataInputStream dis = new DataInputStream(new GZIPInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(this.netBuffer.toByteArray()), 64 * 1024));
             final byte[] blocks = new byte[dis.readInt()];
@@ -95,6 +96,20 @@ public void finish(final int sizeX, final int sizeY, final int sizeZ) {
         this.subChunkZLength = Math.min(16, sizeZ);
         this.sectionBitmask = 0;
         for (int i = 0; i < this.sectionYCount; i++) this.sectionBitmask = (this.sectionBitmask << 1) | 1;
+
+        { // Sodium fix (Sodium requires a ring of empty chunks around the loaded chunks)
+            for (int chunkX = -1; chunkX <= this.chunkXCount; chunkX++) {
+                for (int chunkZ = -1; chunkZ <= this.chunkZCount; chunkZ++) {
+                    if (chunkX < 0 || chunkX >= this.chunkXCount || chunkZ < 0 || chunkZ >= this.chunkZCount) {
+                        final Chunk chunk = ChunkUtil.createEmptyChunk(chunkX, chunkZ, Math.max(8, this.sectionYCount), this.sectionBitmask);
+                        ChunkUtil.setDummySkylight(chunk, true);
+                        final PacketWrapper chunkData = PacketWrapper.create(ClientboundPacketsa1_0_15.CHUNK_DATA, this.getUser());
+                        chunkData.write(Types1_1.CHUNK, chunk);
+                        chunkData.send(Protocola1_0_15toc0_30.class);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     public void tick() throws Exception {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/raphimc/vialegacy/protocols/release/protocol1_3_1_2to1_2_4_5/Protocol1_3_1_2to1_2_4_5.java b/src/main/java/net/raphimc/vialegacy/protocols/release/protocol1_3_1_2to1_2_4_5/Protocol1_3_1_2to1_2_4_5.java
index d88b339..01c332f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/raphimc/vialegacy/protocols/release/protocol1_3_1_2to1_2_4_5/Protocol1_3_1_2to1_2_4_5.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/raphimc/vialegacy/protocols/release/protocol1_3_1_2to1_2_4_5/Protocol1_3_1_2to1_2_4_5.java
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.connection.UserConnection;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.Environment;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.Position;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.chunks.*;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.chunks.BaseChunk;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.chunks.Chunk;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.chunks.ChunkSection;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.entities.EntityTypes1_10;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.item.DataItem;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.metadata.Metadata;
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.opennbt.tag.builtin.IntTag;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.opennbt.tag.builtin.ShortTag;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.opennbt.tag.builtin.StringTag;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.ChunkUtil;
 import net.raphimc.vialegacy.ViaLegacy;
 import net.raphimc.vialegacy.api.data.BlockList1_6;
 import net.raphimc.vialegacy.api.model.IdAndData;
@@ -68,7 +71,6 @@
 import net.raphimc.vialegacy.protocols.release.protocol1_8to1_7_6_10.types.Types1_7_6;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
@@ -454,15 +456,9 @@ public void register() {
 
             if (chunk.isFullChunk() && chunk.getBitmask() == 0) { // Remap to empty chunk
                 ViaLegacy.getPlatform().getLogger().warning("Received empty 1.2.5 chunk packet");
-                chunk = new BaseChunk(chunk.getX(), chunk.getZ(), true, false, 65535, new ChunkSection[16], new int[256], new ArrayList<>());
-                for (int i = 0; i < chunk.getSections().length; i++) {
-                    final ChunkSection section = chunk.getSections()[i] = new ChunkSectionImpl(true);
-                    section.palette(PaletteType.BLOCKS).addId(0);
-                    if (dimension == Environment.NORMAL) {
-                        final byte[] skyLight = new byte[2048];
-                        Arrays.fill(skyLight, (byte) 255);
-                        section.getLight().setSkyLight(skyLight);
-                    }
+                chunk = ChunkUtil.createEmptyChunk(chunk.getX(), chunk.getZ());
+                if (dimension == Environment.NORMAL) {
+                    ChunkUtil.setDummySkylight(chunk, true);
                 }
             }