diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
index 005499cc53..677dab7a03 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ qint64 LimitedNodeList::sendPacket(std::unique_ptr<NLPacket> packet, const Node&
 }
 
 qint64 LimitedNodeList::sendPacket(std::unique_ptr<NLPacket> packet, const HifiSockAddr& sockAddr) {
-    return writeDatagram(packet->getData(), sockAddr);
+    return writeDatagram({packet->getData(), static_cast<int>(packet->getSizeWithHeader())}, sockAddr);
 }
 
 qint64 LimitedNodeList::sendPacketList(NLPacketList& packetList, const Node& destinationNode) {
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h
index 3d9f85aa08..64fa6daae0 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@
 #include "NLPacketList.h"
 #include "UUIDHasher.h"
 
-const int MAX_PACKET_SIZE = 1450;
-
 const quint64 NODE_SILENCE_THRESHOLD_MSECS = 2 * 1000;
 
 extern const char SOLO_NODE_TYPES[2];
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Packet.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Packet.cpp
index f7a52b068a..f5253a0628 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Packet.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Packet.cpp
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 
 #include "Packet.h"
 
-#include "../LimitedNodeList.h"
-
 qint64 Packet::localHeaderSize(PacketType::Value type) {
     qint64 size = numBytesForArithmeticCodedPacketType(type) + sizeof(PacketVersion) +
                         ((SEQUENCE_NUMBERED_PACKETS.contains(type)) ? sizeof(SequenceNumber) : 0);
@@ -44,23 +42,24 @@ Packet::Packet(PacketType::Value type, qint64 size) :
     _packetSize(localHeaderSize(_type) + size),
     _packet(new char(_packetSize)),
     _payloadStart(_packet.get() + localHeaderSize(_type)),
-    _capacity(size) {
-        auto maxPayload = maxPayloadSize(type);
-        if (size == -1) {
-            // default size of -1, means biggest packet possible
-            size = maxPayload;
-        }
-        
-        // Sanity check
-        Q_ASSERT(size >= 0 || size < maxPayload);
-
-        // copy packet type and version in header
-        writePacketTypeAndVersion(type);
-
-        // Set control bit and sequence number to 0 if necessary
-        if (SEQUENCE_NUMBERED_PACKETS.contains(type)) {
-            writeSequenceNumber(0);
-        }
+    _capacity(size)
+{
+    auto maxPayload = maxPayloadSize(type);
+    if (size == -1) {
+        // default size of -1, means biggest packet possible
+        size = maxPayload;
+    }
+    
+    // Sanity check
+    Q_ASSERT(size >= 0 || size < maxPayload);
+    
+    // copy packet type and version in header
+    writePacketTypeAndVersion(type);
+    
+    // Set control bit and sequence number to 0 if necessary
+    if (SEQUENCE_NUMBERED_PACKETS.contains(type)) {
+        writeSequenceNumber(0);
+    }
 }
 
 Packet::Packet(const Packet& other) {
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h b/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h
index 0108e3e03a..317fafec46 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ namespace PacketType {
         ICEPingReply
    };
 };
+const int MAX_PACKET_SIZE = 1450;
 
 typedef char PacketVersion;