diff --git a/src/common/Network/GamePacket.h b/src/common/Network/GamePacket.h
index 7de8afff..d74a5e93 100644
--- a/src/common/Network/GamePacket.h
+++ b/src/common/Network/GamePacket.h
@@ -90,11 +90,6 @@ namespace Sapphire::Network::Packets
       setTargetActor( targetActorId );
     }
 
-    std::size_t getSize() const
-    {
-      return m_segHdr.size;
-    }
-
     virtual std::vector< uint8_t > getData() const
     {
       return {};
@@ -104,6 +99,7 @@ namespace Sapphire::Network::Packets
     /** The segment header */
     FFXIVARR_PACKET_SEGMENT_HEADER m_segHdr;
     uint16_t m_segmentType;
+    std::size_t m_alignedSize;
 
   public:
     virtual size_t getContentSize()
@@ -124,6 +120,33 @@ namespace Sapphire::Network::Packets
       return m_segmentType;
     }
 
+    /**
+    * @brief gets current packet size
+    * @return packet size in bytes
+    */
+    std::size_t getSize() const
+    {
+      return m_segHdr.size;
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * @brief gets aligned packet size
+    * @return packet size in bytes, to 8 byte %
+    */
+    std::size_t getAlignedSize() const
+    {
+      return m_alignedSize;
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * @brief sets current packet size
+    * @param packet size in bytes
+    */
+    void setSize( std::size_t packetSize )
+    {
+      m_segHdr.size = packetSize;
+    }
+
     /**
     * @brief Sets the source actor id for this packet.
     * @param actorId The source actor id.
@@ -169,6 +192,8 @@ namespace Sapphire::Network::Packets
       // The size must be the sum of the segment header and the content
       m_segHdr.size = static_cast< uint32_t >( sizeof( FFXIVARR_PACKET_SEGMENT_HEADER ) + getContentSize() );
       m_segHdr.type = getSegmentType();
+
+      m_alignedSize = m_segHdr.size + ( m_segHdr.size % 8 );
     }
 
   };
@@ -200,6 +225,8 @@ namespace Sapphire::Network::Packets
 
       memset( &m_ipcHdr, 0, ipcHdrSize );
       m_ipcHdr.type = static_cast< WorldPackets::Server::ServerZoneIpcType >( m_data._ServerIpcType );
+
+      m_alignedSize = m_segHdr.size + ( m_segHdr.size % 8 );
     }
 
     size_t getContentSize() override
@@ -258,6 +285,7 @@ namespace Sapphire::Network::Packets
       m_ipcHdr.type = static_cast< WorldPackets::Server::ServerZoneIpcType >( m_data._ServerIpcType );
       m_ipcHdr.timestamp = Common::Util::getTimeSeconds();
       m_segHdr.size = sizeof( T ) + sizeof( FFXIVARR_IPC_HEADER ) + sizeof( FFXIVARR_PACKET_SEGMENT_HEADER );
+      m_alignedSize = m_segHdr.size + ( m_segHdr.size % 8 );
     };
 
   protected:
@@ -278,6 +306,7 @@ namespace Sapphire::Network::Packets
     {
       initialize();
       m_segHdr.size = size;
+      m_alignedSize = m_segHdr.size + ( m_segHdr.size % 8 );
     };
 
     FFXIVRawPacket( char* data, uint16_t size ) :
@@ -287,6 +316,7 @@ namespace Sapphire::Network::Packets
 
       memcpy( &m_data[ 0 ], data + segmentHdrSize, size - segmentHdrSize );
       memcpy( &m_segHdr, data, segmentHdrSize );
+      m_alignedSize = m_segHdr.size + ( m_segHdr.size % 8 );
     }
 
     size_t getContentSize() override
diff --git a/src/common/Network/PacketContainer.cpp b/src/common/Network/PacketContainer.cpp
index 0b6fa1b1..530faf41 100644
--- a/src/common/Network/PacketContainer.cpp
+++ b/src/common/Network/PacketContainer.cpp
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ void Network::Packets::PacketContainer::addPacket( Network::Packets::FFXIVPacket
 {
   m_entryList.push_back( entry );
 
-  m_ipcHdr.size += static_cast< uint32_t >( entry->getSize() );
+  m_ipcHdr.size += static_cast< uint32_t >( entry->getAlignedSize() );
   m_ipcHdr.count++;
 }
 
 void Network::Packets::PacketContainer::fillSendBuffer( std::vector< uint8_t >& sendBuffer )
 {
-  std::vector< uint8_t > tempBuffer( m_ipcHdr.size );
+  std::vector< uint8_t > tempBuffer( m_ipcHdr.size, 0 );
   memset( &tempBuffer[ 0 ], 0, m_ipcHdr.size );
 
   using namespace std::chrono;
@@ -43,14 +43,9 @@ void Network::Packets::PacketContainer::fillSendBuffer( std::vector< uint8_t >&
   m_ipcHdr.timestamp = tick;
   m_ipcHdr.unknown_20 = 1;
 
-  memcpy( &tempBuffer[ 0 ], &m_ipcHdr, sizeof( FFXIVARR_PACKET_HEADER ) );
-
   auto it = m_entryList.begin();
   std::size_t offset = 0;
 
-  if( m_entryList.size() > 1 )
-    offset = 0;
-
   for( ; it != m_entryList.end(); ++it )
   {
     auto pPacket = ( *it );
@@ -60,13 +55,23 @@ void Network::Packets::PacketContainer::fillSendBuffer( std::vector< uint8_t >&
       pPacket->setTargetActor( m_segmentTargetOverride );
     }
 
+    // get aligned and original packet data size for offset and copy
+    auto packetAlignedSize = pPacket->getAlignedSize();
+    auto packetOriginalSize = pPacket->getSize();
+
+    // set packet size in seg header to aligned size
+    pPacket->setSize( packetAlignedSize );
+
+    // copy packet data into buffer
     auto data = pPacket->getData();
-    memcpy( &tempBuffer[ 0 ] + sizeof( FFXIVARR_PACKET_HEADER ) + offset, &data[ 0 ], pPacket->getSize() );
-    offset += pPacket->getSize();
+    memcpy( &tempBuffer[ 0 ] + sizeof( FFXIVARR_PACKET_HEADER ) + offset, &data[ 0 ], packetOriginalSize );
+
+    offset += packetAlignedSize;
   }
 
-  sendBuffer.assign( &tempBuffer[ 0 ], &tempBuffer[ 0 ] + m_ipcHdr.size );
+  memcpy( &tempBuffer[ 0 ], &m_ipcHdr, sizeof( FFXIVARR_PACKET_HEADER ) );
 
+  sendBuffer.assign( &tempBuffer[ 0 ], &tempBuffer[ 0 ] + m_ipcHdr.size );
 }
 
 std::string Network::Packets::PacketContainer::toString()