diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b5a1bf1..74fce2f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{error::Error, fmt, io::{Read, Write}, net::{TcpStream, ToSocketAddrs}, sync::{Mutex, Arc}};
+use std::{error::Error, fmt, io::{Read, Write}, net::{TcpStream, ToSocketAddrs}, sync::{Mutex, Arc, atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering}}};
 use flate2::{read::ZlibDecoder, write::ZlibEncoder, Compression};
 use bytebuffer::ByteBuffer;
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -496,12 +496,12 @@ impl<T: Read + Write> MinecraftConnection<T> {
 
     /// Read [`Packet`](Packet) from connection
     pub fn read_packet(&mut self) -> Result<Packet, ProtocolError> {
-        read_packet(&mut self.stream, Arc::new(Mutex::new(self.compression)))
+        read_packet(&mut self.stream, Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(if self.compression.is_none() {usize::MAX} else {self.compression.unwrap()})))
     }
 
     /// Write [`Packet`](Packet) to connection
     pub fn write_packet(&mut self, packet: &Packet) -> Result<(), ProtocolError> {
-        write_packet(&mut self.stream, Arc::new(Mutex::new(self.compression)), packet)
+        write_packet(&mut self.stream, Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(if self.compression.is_none() {usize::MAX} else {self.compression.unwrap()})), packet)
     }
 }
 
@@ -526,59 +526,57 @@ pub type MCConn<T> = MinecraftConnection<T>;
 pub type MCConnTcp = MinecraftConnection<TcpStream>;
 
 /// Read [`Packet`](Packet) from stream
-pub fn read_packet<T: Read>(stream: &mut T, compression: Arc<Mutex<Option<usize>>>) -> Result<Packet, ProtocolError> {
+pub fn read_packet<T: Read>(stream: &mut T, compression: Arc<AtomicUsize>) -> Result<Packet, ProtocolError> {
     let mut data: Vec<u8>;
 
     let packet_length = stream.read_usize_varint_size()?;
 
-    match compression.lock().unwrap().as_mut() {
-        Some(_) => {
-            let data_length = stream.read_usize_varint_size()?;
+    let compress_threashold = compression.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
 
-            data = stream.read_bytes(packet_length.0 - data_length.1)?;
+    if compress_threashold != usize::MAX {
+        let data_length = stream.read_usize_varint_size()?;
 
-            if data_length.0 != 0 {
-                data = decompress_zlib(&data, data_length.0)?;
-            }
-        },
-        None => {
-            data = stream.read_bytes(packet_length.0)?;
-        },
+        data = stream.read_bytes(packet_length.0 - data_length.1)?;
+
+        if data_length.0 != 0 {
+            data = decompress_zlib(&data, data_length.0)?;
+        }
+    } else {
+        data = stream.read_bytes(packet_length.0)?;
     }
 
     Ok(Packet::from_data(&data)?)
 }
 
 /// Write [`Packet`](Packet) to stream
-pub fn write_packet<T: Write>(stream: &mut T, compression: Arc<Mutex<Option<usize>>>, packet: &Packet) -> Result<(), ProtocolError> {
+pub fn write_packet<T: Write>(stream: &mut T, compression: Arc<AtomicUsize>, packet: &Packet) -> Result<(), ProtocolError> {
     let mut buf = ByteBuffer::new();
 
     let mut data_buf = ByteBuffer::new();
     data_buf.write_u8_varint(packet.id)?;
     data_buf.write_buffer(&packet.buffer)?;
 
-    match compression.lock().unwrap().as_mut() {
-        Some(compress_threashold) => {
-            let mut packet_buf = ByteBuffer::new();
+    let compress_threashold = compression.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
 
-            let mut data = data_buf.as_bytes().to_vec();
-            let mut data_length = 0;
+    if compress_threashold != usize::MAX {
+        let mut packet_buf = ByteBuffer::new();
 
-            if data.len() >= *compress_threashold {
-                data_length = data.len();
-                data = compress_zlib(&data)?;
-            }
+        let mut data = data_buf.as_bytes().to_vec();
+        let mut data_length = 0;
+
+        if data.len() >= compress_threashold {
+            data_length = data.len();
+            data = compress_zlib(&data)?;
+        }
 
-            packet_buf.write_usize_varint(data_length)?;
-            DataBufferWriter::write_bytes(&mut packet_buf, &data)?;
+        packet_buf.write_usize_varint(data_length)?;
+        DataBufferWriter::write_bytes(&mut packet_buf, &data)?;
 
-            buf.write_usize_varint(packet_buf.len())?;
-            buf.write_buffer(&packet_buf)?;
-        },
-        None => {
-            buf.write_usize_varint(data_buf.len())?;
-            buf.write_buffer(&data_buf)?;
-        },
+        buf.write_usize_varint(packet_buf.len())?;
+        buf.write_buffer(&packet_buf)?;
+    } else {
+        buf.write_usize_varint(data_buf.len())?;
+        buf.write_buffer(&data_buf)?;
     }
 
     stream.write_buffer(&buf)?;