diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/entity/FireworkEntity.java b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/entity/FireworkEntity.java
index cb050e86086..1db4f757a06 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/entity/FireworkEntity.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/entity/FireworkEntity.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import org.geysermc.connector.entity.type.EntityType;
 import org.geysermc.connector.network.session.GeyserSession;
 import org.geysermc.connector.utils.FireworkColor;
+import org.geysermc.connector.utils.MathUtils;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ public void updateBedrockMetadata(EntityMetadata entityMetadata, GeyserSession s
 
             CompoundTagBuilder fireworksBuilder = CompoundTagBuilder.builder();
             if (fireworks.get("Flight") != null) {
-                fireworksBuilder.byteTag("Flight", (Byte) fireworks.get("Flight").getValue());
+                fireworksBuilder.byteTag("Flight", MathUtils.convertByte(fireworks.get("Flight").getValue()));
             }
 
             List<com.nukkitx.nbt.tag.CompoundTag> explosions = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ public void updateBedrockMetadata(EntityMetadata entityMetadata, GeyserSession s
                     CompoundTagBuilder effectBuilder = CompoundTagBuilder.builder();
 
                     if (effectData.get("Type") != null) {
-                        effectBuilder.byteTag("FireworkType", (Byte) effectData.get("Type").getValue());
+                        effectBuilder.byteTag("FireworkType", MathUtils.convertByte(effectData.get("Type").getValue()));
                     }
 
                     if (effectData.get("Colors") != null) {
@@ -101,11 +102,11 @@ public void updateBedrockMetadata(EntityMetadata entityMetadata, GeyserSession s
                     }
 
                     if (effectData.get("Trail") != null) {
-                        effectBuilder.byteTag("FireworkTrail", (Byte) effectData.get("Trail").getValue());
+                        effectBuilder.byteTag("FireworkTrail", MathUtils.convertByte(effectData.get("Trail").getValue()));
                     }
 
                     if (effectData.get("Flicker") != null) {
-                        effectBuilder.byteTag("FireworkFlicker", (Byte) effectData.get("Flicker").getValue());
+                        effectBuilder.byteTag("FireworkFlicker", MathUtils.convertByte(effectData.get("Flicker").getValue()));
                     }
 
                     explosions.add(effectBuilder.buildRootTag());
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/PacketTranslatorRegistry.java b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/PacketTranslatorRegistry.java
index 13136331717..c3ec8ff2d7b 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/PacketTranslatorRegistry.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/PacketTranslatorRegistry.java
@@ -25,18 +25,18 @@
 
 package org.geysermc.connector.network.translators;
 
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
-
+import com.github.steveice10.mc.protocol.packet.ingame.server.ServerKeepAlivePacket;
 import com.github.steveice10.mc.protocol.packet.ingame.server.world.ServerUpdateLightPacket;
+import com.github.steveice10.packetlib.packet.Packet;
+import com.nukkitx.protocol.bedrock.BedrockPacket;
 import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ObjectArrayList;
 import org.geysermc.connector.GeyserConnector;
 import org.geysermc.connector.network.session.GeyserSession;
-
-import com.github.steveice10.packetlib.packet.Packet;
-import com.nukkitx.protocol.bedrock.BedrockPacket;
 import org.reflections.Reflections;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 public class PacketTranslatorRegistry<T> {
     private final Map<Class<? extends T>, PacketTranslator<? extends T>> translators = new HashMap<>();
 
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ public class PacketTranslatorRegistry<T> {
             }
         }
 
-        IGNORED_PACKETS.add(ServerUpdateLightPacket.class);
+        IGNORED_PACKETS.add(ServerKeepAlivePacket.class); // Handled by MCProtocolLib
+        IGNORED_PACKETS.add(ServerUpdateLightPacket.class); // Light is handled on Bedrock for us
     }
 
     private PacketTranslatorRegistry() {
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/item/translators/nbt/FireworkTranslator.java b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/item/translators/nbt/FireworkTranslator.java
index 268fe3932f2..5b5182a5b91 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/item/translators/nbt/FireworkTranslator.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/item/translators/nbt/FireworkTranslator.java
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@
 
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.*;
 import org.geysermc.connector.network.translators.ItemRemapper;
-import org.geysermc.connector.network.translators.item.NbtItemStackTranslator;
 import org.geysermc.connector.network.translators.item.ItemEntry;
+import org.geysermc.connector.network.translators.item.NbtItemStackTranslator;
 import org.geysermc.connector.utils.FireworkColor;
+import org.geysermc.connector.utils.MathUtils;
 
 @ItemRemapper
 public class FireworkTranslator extends NbtItemStackTranslator {
@@ -41,6 +42,10 @@ public void translateToBedrock(CompoundTag itemTag, ItemEntry itemEntry) {
         }
 
         CompoundTag fireworks = itemTag.get("Fireworks");
+        if (fireworks.get("Flight") != null) {
+            fireworks.put(new ByteTag("Flight", MathUtils.convertByte(fireworks.get("Flight").getValue())));
+        }
+
         ListTag explosions = fireworks.get("Explosions");
         if (explosions == null) {
             return;
@@ -51,7 +56,7 @@ public void translateToBedrock(CompoundTag itemTag, ItemEntry itemEntry) {
             CompoundTag newEffectData = new CompoundTag("");
 
             if (effectData.get("Type") != null) {
-                newEffectData.put(new ByteTag("FireworkType", (Byte) effectData.get("Type").getValue()));
+                newEffectData.put(new ByteTag("FireworkType", MathUtils.convertByte(effectData.get("Type").getValue())));
             }
 
             if (effectData.get("Colors") != null) {
@@ -79,11 +84,11 @@ public void translateToBedrock(CompoundTag itemTag, ItemEntry itemEntry) {
             }
 
             if (effectData.get("Trail") != null) {
-                newEffectData.put(new ByteTag("FireworkTrail", (Byte) effectData.get("Trail").getValue()));
+                newEffectData.put(new ByteTag("FireworkTrail", MathUtils.convertByte(effectData.get("Trail").getValue())));
             }
 
             if (effectData.get("Flicker") != null) {
-                newEffectData.put(new ByteTag("FireworkFlicker", (Byte) effectData.get("Flicker").getValue()));
+                newEffectData.put(new ByteTag("FireworkFlicker", MathUtils.convertByte(effectData.get("Flicker").getValue())));
             }
 
             explosions.remove(effect);
@@ -94,6 +99,9 @@ public void translateToBedrock(CompoundTag itemTag, ItemEntry itemEntry) {
     @Override
     public void translateToJava(CompoundTag itemTag, ItemEntry itemEntry) {
         CompoundTag fireworks = itemTag.get("Fireworks");
+        if (fireworks.get("Flight") != null) {
+            fireworks.put(new ByteTag("Flight", MathUtils.convertByte(fireworks.get("Flight").getValue())));
+        }
 
         ListTag explosions = fireworks.get("Explosions");
         for (Tag effect : explosions.getValue()) {
@@ -102,7 +110,7 @@ public void translateToJava(CompoundTag itemTag, ItemEntry itemEntry) {
             CompoundTag newEffectData = new CompoundTag("");
 
             if (effectData.get("FireworkType") != null) {
-                newEffectData.put(new ByteTag("Type", (Byte) effectData.get("FireworkType").getValue()));
+                newEffectData.put(new ByteTag("Type", MathUtils.convertByte(effectData.get("FireworkType").getValue())));
             }
 
             if (effectData.get("FireworkColor") != null) {
@@ -130,11 +138,11 @@ public void translateToJava(CompoundTag itemTag, ItemEntry itemEntry) {
             }
 
             if (effectData.get("FireworkTrail") != null) {
-                newEffectData.put(new ByteTag("Trail", (Byte) effectData.get("FireworkTrail").getValue()));
+                newEffectData.put(new ByteTag("Trail", MathUtils.convertByte(effectData.get("FireworkTrail").getValue())));
             }
 
             if (effectData.get("FireworkFlicker") != null) {
-                newEffectData.put(new ByteTag("Flicker", (Byte) effectData.get("FireworkFlicker").getValue()));
+                newEffectData.put(new ByteTag("Flicker", MathUtils.convertByte(effectData.get("FireworkFlicker").getValue())));
             }
 
             explosions.remove(effect);
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/utils/MathUtils.java b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/utils/MathUtils.java
index 4e8497c6d13..f66e869db89 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/utils/MathUtils.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/utils/MathUtils.java
@@ -37,4 +37,19 @@ public static int ceil(float floatNumber) {
         int truncated = (int) floatNumber;
         return floatNumber > truncated ? truncated + 1 : truncated;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts the given object from an int or byte to byte.
+     * This is used for NBT data that might be either an int
+     * or byte and bedrock only takes it as an byte
+     *
+     * @param value The value to convert
+     * @return The converted byte
+     */
+    public static Byte convertByte(Object value) {
+        if (value instanceof Integer) {
+            return ((Integer) value).byteValue();
+        }
+        return (Byte) value;
+    }
 }