diff --git a/server/netty/src/com/riiablo/net/reliable/MessageChannel.java b/server/netty/src/com/riiablo/net/reliable/MessageChannel.java
index f9b56cb2..333fa441 100644
--- a/server/netty/src/com/riiablo/net/reliable/MessageChannel.java
+++ b/server/netty/src/com/riiablo/net/reliable/MessageChannel.java
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ public abstract class MessageChannel implements ReliablePacketController.PacketL
     this.packetController = new ReliablePacketController(config, this);
   }
 
+  public int nextSequence() {
+    return sequence;
+  }
+
+  protected int incSequence() {
+    return sequence = (sequence + 1) & Packet.USHORT_MAX_VALUE;
+  }
+
   public abstract void reset();
   public abstract void update(float delta, int channelId, DatagramChannel ch);
   public abstract void sendMessage(int channelId, DatagramChannel ch, ByteBuf bb);
diff --git a/server/netty/src/com/riiablo/net/reliable/ReliablePacketController.java b/server/netty/src/com/riiablo/net/reliable/ReliablePacketController.java
index 9a41e5d9..30fb57c5 100644
--- a/server/netty/src/com/riiablo/net/reliable/ReliablePacketController.java
+++ b/server/netty/src/com/riiablo/net/reliable/ReliablePacketController.java
@@ -43,14 +43,6 @@ public class ReliablePacketController {
     this.fragmentReassembly = new SequenceBuffer<>(FragmentReassemblyData.class, config.fragmentReassemblyBufferSize);
   }
 
-  public int nextSequence() {
-    return channel.sequence;
-  }
-
-  private int incSequence() {
-    return channel.sequence = (channel.sequence + 1) & Packet.USHORT_MAX_VALUE;
-  }
-
   public float rtt() {
     return rtt;
   }
@@ -204,7 +196,7 @@ public class ReliablePacketController {
       return -1;
     }
 
-    final int sequence = incSequence();
+    final int sequence = channel.incSequence();
     int ack, ackBits;
     synchronized (receivedPackets) {
       ack = receivedPackets.generateAck();