diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/PacketSender.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/PacketSender.cpp
index 9b18bf6d29..0a19df8186 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/PacketSender.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/PacketSender.cpp
@@ -267,19 +267,20 @@ bool PacketSender::nonThreadedProcess() {
     while ((packetsSentThisCall < packetsToSendThisCall) && (packetsLeft > 0)) {
         lock();
 
-        NodePacketPair& packetPair = _packets.pop_front();
+        NodePacketPair packetPair = std::move(_packets.front());
+        _packets.pop_front();
         packetsLeft = _packets.size();
 
         unlock();
 
         // send the packet through the NodeList...
-        DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->sendUnreliablePacket(packetPair->second(), packetPair->first());
+        DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->sendUnreliablePacket(packetPair.second, packetPair.first);
 
         packetsSentThisCall++;
         _packetsOverCheckInterval++;
         _totalPacketsSent++;
 
-        int packetSize = packetPair->second()->getSizeWithHeader();
+        int packetSize = packetPair.second->getSizeWithHeader();
 
         _totalBytesSent += packetSize;
         emit packetSent(packetSize);
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.cpp
index dba00fd08a..2041b80e91 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.cpp
@@ -47,19 +47,19 @@ bool ReceivedPacketProcessor::process() {
     }
 
     lock();
-    QVector<NetworkPacket> currentPackets;
+    std::list<NodePacketPair> currentPackets;
     currentPackets.swap(_packets);
     unlock();
 
-    foreach(auto& packet, currentPackets) {
+    foreach(auto& packetPair, currentPackets) {
         // TODO: Replace QByteArray() once NLPacket is coming through on receive side
-        processPacket(packet->first(), QByteArray());
+        processPacket(packetPair.first, QByteArray());
         midProcess();
     }
 
     lock();
-    foreach(auto& packet, currentPackets) {
-        _nodePacketCounts[packet.getNode()->getUUID()]--;
+    foreach(auto& packetPair, currentPackets) {
+        _nodePacketCounts[packetPair.first->getUUID()]--;
     }
     unlock();