diff --git a/src/gs-entbase/client/baseentity.cpp b/src/gs-entbase/client/baseentity.cpp
index 40ff33da..ec074b2c 100644
--- a/src/gs-entbase/client/baseentity.cpp
+++ b/src/gs-entbase/client/baseentity.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void CBaseEntity::ReadEntity(float flChanged)
 		frame = readbyte();
 	}
 	if (flChanged & BASEFL_CHANGED_SKIN) {
-		skin = readbyte();
+		skin = readbyte() - 128;
 	}
 	if (flChanged & BASEFL_CHANGED_ALPHA) {
 		alpha = readfloat();
diff --git a/src/gs-entbase/server/baseentity.cpp b/src/gs-entbase/server/baseentity.cpp
index fdacf427..a6520763 100644
--- a/src/gs-entbase/server/baseentity.cpp
+++ b/src/gs-entbase/server/baseentity.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ float CBaseEntity::SendEntity(entity ePEnt, float fChanged)
 		WriteByte(MSG_ENTITY, frame);
 	}
 	if (fChanged & BASEFL_CHANGED_SKIN) {
-		WriteByte(MSG_ENTITY, skin);
+		WriteByte(MSG_ENTITY, skin + 128);
 	}
 	if (fChanged & BASEFL_CHANGED_ALPHA) {
 		WriteFloat(MSG_ENTITY, alpha);