diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/api/events/Channel.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/api/events/Channel.java
index ce1ac4b8..95289480 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/api/events/Channel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/api/events/Channel.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import net.minecraft.util.Identifier;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
-import com.minelittlepony.api.pony.Pony;
 import com.minelittlepony.api.pony.PonyData;
 
 @Environment(EnvType.CLIENT)
@@ -37,14 +36,7 @@ public class Channel {
 
         ClientPlayNetworking.registerGlobalReceiver(REQUEST_PONY_DATA, (client, handler, ignored, sender) -> {
             registered = true;
-            if (client.player != null) {
-                Pony pony = Pony.getManager().getPony(client.player);
-                LOGGER.info("Server has just consented");
-
-                sender.sendPacket(CLIENT_PONY_DATA, MsgPonyData.write(pony.metadata(), PacketByteBufs.create()));
-            } else {
-                LOGGER.info("Server has just consented but the client player was not set");
-            }
+            LOGGER.info("Server has just consented");
         });
         ServerPlayNetworking.registerGlobalReceiver(CLIENT_PONY_DATA, (server, player, ignore, buffer, ignore2) -> {
             PonyData packet = MsgPonyData.read(buffer);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/util/render/NativeUtil.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/util/render/NativeUtil.java
index 2de10b02..5ec669e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/util/render/NativeUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/util/render/NativeUtil.java
@@ -88,16 +88,17 @@ public class NativeUtil {
     }
 
     public static void parseImage(Identifier resource, Consumer<TriggerPixel.Mat> consumer, Consumer<Exception> fail) {
-        parseImage(resource, consumer, fail, 0);
-    }
-
-    private static void parseImage(Identifier resource, Consumer<TriggerPixel.Mat> consumer, Consumer<Exception> fail, int attempt) {
-        try {
+        MinecraftClient.getInstance().execute(() -> {
             if (!RenderSystem.isOnRenderThread()) {
-                RenderSystem.recordRenderCall(() -> parseImage(resource, consumer, fail, attempt));
+                RenderSystem.recordRenderCall(() -> _parseImage(resource, consumer, fail, 0));
                 return;
             }
+            _parseImage(resource, consumer, fail, 0);
+        });
+    }
 
+    private static void _parseImage(Identifier resource, Consumer<TriggerPixel.Mat> consumer, Consumer<Exception> fail, int attempt) {
+        try {
             MinecraftClient mc = MinecraftClient.getInstance();
             TextureManager textures = mc.getTextureManager();