diff --git a/src/main/java/org/adde0109/ambassador/Ambassador.java b/src/main/java/org/adde0109/ambassador/Ambassador.java
index 8ef417b..be7058e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/adde0109/ambassador/Ambassador.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/adde0109/ambassador/Ambassador.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 
-@Plugin(id = "ambassador", name = "Ambassador", version = "1.1.5B-alpha", authors = {"adde0109"})
+@Plugin(id = "ambassador", name = "Ambassador", version = "1.1.7-alpha", authors = {"adde0109"})
 public class Ambassador {
 
   public ProxyServer server;
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ public class Ambassador {
     cmField.setAccessible(true);
 
     ChannelInitializer<?> original = ((ConnectionManager) cmField.get(server)).serverChannelInitializer.get();
-    ((ConnectionManager) cmField.get(server)).serverChannelInitializer.set(new VelocityServerChannelInitializer((ServerChannelInitializer) original,(VelocityServer) server));
+    ((ConnectionManager) cmField.get(server)).serverChannelInitializer.set(new VelocityServerChannelInitializer(original,(VelocityServer) server));
 
     ChannelInitializer<?> originalBackend = ((ConnectionManager) cmField.get(server)).backendChannelInitializer.get();
-    ((ConnectionManager) cmField.get(server)).backendChannelInitializer.set(new VelocityBackendChannelInitializer((BackendChannelInitializer) originalBackend,(VelocityServer) server));
+    ((ConnectionManager) cmField.get(server)).backendChannelInitializer.set(new VelocityBackendChannelInitializer(originalBackend,(VelocityServer) server));
   }
 
   private void initMetrics() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/adde0109/ambassador/velocity/VelocityBackendChannelInitializer.java b/src/main/java/org/adde0109/ambassador/velocity/VelocityBackendChannelInitializer.java
index 62d3033..711acda 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/adde0109/ambassador/velocity/VelocityBackendChannelInitializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/adde0109/ambassador/velocity/VelocityBackendChannelInitializer.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class VelocityBackendChannelInitializer extends BackendChannelInitializer
 
   private static final Method INIT_CHANNEL;
 
-  private final BackendChannelInitializer delegate;
+  private final ChannelInitializer<?> delegate;
   private final VelocityServer server;
 
   static {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class VelocityBackendChannelInitializer extends BackendChannelInitializer
     }
   }
 
-  public VelocityBackendChannelInitializer(BackendChannelInitializer delegate, VelocityServer server) {
+  public VelocityBackendChannelInitializer(ChannelInitializer<?> delegate, VelocityServer server) {
     super(server);
     this.delegate = delegate;
     this.server = server;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/adde0109/ambassador/velocity/VelocityServerChannelInitializer.java b/src/main/java/org/adde0109/ambassador/velocity/VelocityServerChannelInitializer.java
index c92c25e..825802a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/adde0109/ambassador/velocity/VelocityServerChannelInitializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/adde0109/ambassador/velocity/VelocityServerChannelInitializer.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 public class VelocityServerChannelInitializer extends ServerChannelInitializer {
   private static final Method INIT_CHANNEL;
 
-  private final ServerChannelInitializer delegate;
+  private final ChannelInitializer<?> delegate;
 
   static {
     try {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class VelocityServerChannelInitializer extends ServerChannelInitializer {
     }
   }
 
-  public VelocityServerChannelInitializer(ServerChannelInitializer delegate,VelocityServer server) {
+  public VelocityServerChannelInitializer(ChannelInitializer<?> delegate,VelocityServer server) {
     super(server);
     this.delegate = delegate;
   }