diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 9eee371..fc677e5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use serde_derive::Deserialize;
 //mod server;
 mod tcp_client;
 mod tcp_server;
+mod util;
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 struct VpnPacket {
diff --git a/src/tcp_client.rs b/src/tcp_client.rs
index eac6a6a..df1fba4 100644
--- a/src/tcp_client.rs
+++ b/src/tcp_client.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::process::Command;
 use tokio::io::AsyncReadExt;
 
+use crate::VpnPacket;
+
 fn configure_routes() {
     let ip_output = Command::new("ip")
         .arg("addr")
@@ -101,14 +103,17 @@ pub async fn client_mode(remote_addr: String) {
         let mut buf = vec![0; 2048];
         loop {
             if let Ok(n) = sock_reader.read(&mut buf).await {
-                tx.send(buf[..n].to_vec()).unwrap();
+                let vpn_packet: VpnPacket = bincode::deserialize(&buf[..n]).unwrap();
+                tx.send(vpn_packet.data).unwrap();
             }
         }
     });
 
     loop {
         if let Ok(bytes) = mx.recv() {
-            sock_writer.write(&bytes).await.unwrap();
+            let vpn_packet = VpnPacket{ data: bytes };
+            let serialized_data = bincode::serialize(&vpn_packet).unwrap();
+            sock_writer.write(&serialized_data).await.unwrap();
             info!("Wrote to sock");
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/tcp_server.rs b/src/tcp_server.rs
index 18c17e8..b10c020 100644
--- a/src/tcp_server.rs
+++ b/src/tcp_server.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use tokio::io::AsyncReadExt;
 
+use crate::VpnPacket;
+
 pub async fn server_mode() {
     info!("Starting server...");
     
@@ -54,7 +56,9 @@ pub async fn server_mode() {
         tokio::spawn(async move {
             loop {
                 if let Ok(bytes) = thread_mx.recv() {
-                    sock_writer.write(&bytes).await.unwrap();
+                    let vpn_packet = VpnPacket{ data: bytes };
+                    let serialized_data = bincode::serialize(&vpn_packet).unwrap();
+                    sock_writer.write_all(&serialized_data).await.unwrap();
                     info!("Wrote to sock");
                 }
             }
@@ -64,7 +68,8 @@ pub async fn server_mode() {
             let mut buf = vec![0; 2048];
             loop {
                 if let Ok(n) = sock_reader.read(&mut buf).await {
-                    thread_tx.send(buf[..n].to_vec()).unwrap();
+                    let vpn_packet: VpnPacket = bincode::deserialize(&buf[..n]).unwrap();
+                    thread_tx.send(vpn_packet.data).unwrap();
                 }
             }
         });
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36d4887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+use serde_derive::Serialize;
+use serde_derive::Deserialize;
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct VpnPacket {
+    data: Vec<u8>,
+}
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