diff --git a/lib/plugins/game.js b/lib/plugins/game.js
index d3291b06e..a222f3b8e 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/game.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/game.js
@@ -111,8 +111,11 @@ function inject (bot, options) {
     bot.emit('login')
     bot.emit('game')
 
+    // The brand is sent once per connection: from 1.20.2 node-minecraft-protocol sends it on the
+    // first entry into the configuration state, where the vanilla client sends it after
+    // login_acknowledged. Before the configuration state the client sends it on joining the world.
     // varint length-prefixed string as data
-    bot._client.writeChannel(brandChannel, options.brand)
+    if (!bot.supportFeature('hasConfigurationState')) bot._client.writeChannel(brandChannel, options.brand)
   })
 
   bot._client.on('respawn', (packet) => {