diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/impl/camera/GeyserCameraData.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/impl/camera/GeyserCameraData.java
index beb10db863b..7598287448b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/impl/camera/GeyserCameraData.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/impl/camera/GeyserCameraData.java
@@ -272,7 +272,12 @@ public void hideElement(GuiElement... elements) {
             elementSet.add(HUD_ELEMENT_VALUES[element.id()]);
         }
 
-        session.sendUpstreamPacket(packet);
+        if (session.isSentSpawnPacket()) {
+            session.sendUpstreamPacket(packet);
+        } else {
+            // Ensures hidden GUI elements properly hide when we spawn in the spectator gamemode
+            session.getUpstream().queuePostStartGamePacket(packet);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/netty/handler/RakGeyserRateLimiter.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/netty/handler/RakGeyserRateLimiter.java
index 7ccf8fdfbe0..2e6f9be7923 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/netty/handler/RakGeyserRateLimiter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/netty/handler/RakGeyserRateLimiter.java
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ public RakGeyserRateLimiter(Channel channel) {
 
     @Override
     protected int getAddressMaxPacketCount(InetAddress address) {
-        // The default packet limit is already padded, so we reduce it by 20%
-        return (int) (super.getAddressMaxPacketCount(address) * sessionManager.getAddressMultiplier(address) * 0.8);
+        return super.getAddressMaxPacketCount(address) * sessionManager.getAddressMultiplier(address);
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/protocol/java/JavaLoginTranslator.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/protocol/java/JavaLoginTranslator.java
index 5bb839a430c..7a33c53d67d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/protocol/java/JavaLoginTranslator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/protocol/java/JavaLoginTranslator.java
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public void translate(GeyserSession session, ClientboundLoginPacket packet) {
         session.setDimensionType(newDimension);
         session.setWorldName(spawnInfo.getWorldName());
         session.setLevels(Arrays.stream(packet.getWorldNames()).map(Key::asString).toArray(String[]::new));
+        session.setGameMode(spawnInfo.getGameMode());
 
         boolean needsSpawnPacket = !session.isSentSpawnPacket();
         if (needsSpawnPacket) {
@@ -97,7 +98,6 @@ public void translate(GeyserSession session, ClientboundLoginPacket packet) {
             session.sendUpstreamPacket(playerGameTypePacket);
         }
 
-        session.setGameMode(spawnInfo.getGameMode());
         entity.setLastDeathPosition(spawnInfo.getLastDeathPos());
 
         entity.updateBedrockMetadata();