diff --git a/patches/server/0841-Validate-usernames.patch b/patches/server/0841-Validate-usernames.patch
index e26aff06d..2b31764c5 100644
--- a/patches/server/0841-Validate-usernames.patch
+++ b/patches/server/0841-Validate-usernames.patch
@@ -22,10 +22,18 @@ index d5aa95846e7f52108a03e3731023527281b21d73..1d3cc8836d2ccbec4a8660f86501be35
      public static int maxPlayerAutoSavePerTick = 10;
      private static void playerAutoSaveRate() {
 diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/network/ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/network/ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl.java
-index 33a29890435d6065a2cc4f8e8bf8209c01d5d114..462d8c36166c63a4dc8fa74ac7f82859e6f4b83a 100644
+index 33a29890435d6065a2cc4f8e8bf8209c01d5d114..bb70d2b4d284727aa5dc88dd99534d09c2e38657 100644
 --- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/network/ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl.java
 +++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/network/ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl.java
-@@ -230,10 +230,38 @@ public class ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl implements ServerLoginPacketListener
+@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public class ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl implements ServerLoginPacketListener
+     private ServerPlayer delayedAcceptPlayer;
+     public String hostname = ""; // CraftBukkit - add field
+     private int velocityLoginMessageId = -1; // Paper - Velocity support
++    public boolean iKnowThisMayNotBeTheBestIdeaButPleaseDisableUsernameValidation = false; // Paper - username validation overriding
+ 
+     public ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl(MinecraftServer server, Connection connection) {
+         this.state = ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl.State.HELLO;
+@@ -230,10 +231,38 @@ public class ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl implements ServerLoginPacketListener
          // Paper end
      }
  
@@ -55,7 +63,7 @@ index 33a29890435d6065a2cc4f8e8bf8209c01d5d114..462d8c36166c63a4dc8fa74ac7f82859
          this.gameProfile = packet.getGameProfile();
 +        // Paper start - validate usernames
 +        if (com.destroystokyo.paper.PaperConfig.isProxyOnlineMode() && com.destroystokyo.paper.PaperConfig.performUsernameValidation) {
-+            if (!validateUsername(this.gameProfile.getName())) {
++            if (!this.iKnowThisMayNotBeTheBestIdeaButPleaseDisableUsernameValidation && !validateUsername(this.gameProfile.getName())) {
 +                ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl.this.disconnect("Failed to verify username!");
 +                return;
 +            }
diff --git a/patches/server/0851-Added-getHostname-to-AsyncPlayerPreLoginEvent.patch b/patches/server/0851-Added-getHostname-to-AsyncPlayerPreLoginEvent.patch
index cdd2a16b1..0a68f370f 100644
--- a/patches/server/0851-Added-getHostname-to-AsyncPlayerPreLoginEvent.patch
+++ b/patches/server/0851-Added-getHostname-to-AsyncPlayerPreLoginEvent.patch
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ Subject: [PATCH] Added getHostname to AsyncPlayerPreLoginEvent
 
 
 diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/network/ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/network/ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl.java
-index 462d8c36166c63a4dc8fa74ac7f82859e6f4b83a..60ba196e17df34c3ae2a9883e5d28830a2243517 100644
+index bb70d2b4d284727aa5dc88dd99534d09c2e38657..368e32bc12a1a09bf7309f299a1a72554947f43b 100644
 --- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/network/ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl.java
 +++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/network/ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl.java
-@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ public class ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl implements ServerLoginPacketListener
+@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ public class ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl implements ServerLoginPacketListener
  
                              // Paper start
                              PlayerProfile profile = CraftPlayerProfile.asBukkitMirror(ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl.this.gameProfile);