diff --git a/Fika.Core/Networking/FikaPingingClient.cs b/Fika.Core/Networking/FikaPingingClient.cs
index 02219563..81b1b564 100644
--- a/Fika.Core/Networking/FikaPingingClient.cs
+++ b/Fika.Core/Networking/FikaPingingClient.cs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public void OnNetworkReceiveUnconnected(IPEndPoint remoteEndPoint, NetPacketRead
 
             if (reader.TryGetString(out string result))
             {
-                if (result == "fika.hello")
+                if (result == "fika.hello" || result == "fika.punchnat")
                 {
                     Received = true;
                     MatchmakerAcceptPatches.RemoteIp = remoteEndPoint.Address.ToString();
diff --git a/Fika.Core/Networking/NatPunch/NatPunchUtils.cs b/Fika.Core/Networking/NatPunch/NatPunchUtils.cs
index 8ec53813..eb4cf972 100644
--- a/Fika.Core/Networking/NatPunch/NatPunchUtils.cs
+++ b/Fika.Core/Networking/NatPunch/NatPunchUtils.cs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public static void PunchNat(NetManager netManager, IPEndPoint endPoint)
         {
             // bogus punch data
             var resp = new NetDataWriter();
-            resp.Put(9999);
+            resp.Put("fika.punchnat");
 
             // send a couple of packets to punch a hole
             for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)