diff --git a/bungeecord/pom.xml b/bungeecord/pom.xml
index 05ceb40..56d9523 100644
--- a/bungeecord/pom.xml
+++ b/bungeecord/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>GeyserSkinManager</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.github.camotoy.geyserskinmanager</groupId>
-        <version>1.7</version>
+        <version>1.8</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>bungeecord</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/common/pom.xml b/common/pom.xml
index b2af01f..49cab75 100644
--- a/common/pom.xml
+++ b/common/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>GeyserSkinManager</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.github.camotoy.geyserskinmanager</groupId>
-        <version>1.7</version>
+        <version>1.8</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/github/camotoy/geyserskinmanager/common/Constants.java b/common/src/main/java/com/github/camotoy/geyserskinmanager/common/Constants.java
index 012c69f..7cb24f4 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/github/camotoy/geyserskinmanager/common/Constants.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/github/camotoy/geyserskinmanager/common/Constants.java
@@ -19,4 +19,9 @@ public final class Constants {
      * Used for future-proofing, in case the contents of a plugin message changes.
      */
     public static final int SKIN_PLUGIN_MESSAGE_VERSION = 1;
+
+    /**
+     * The Steve skin applied to Floodgate players with no skin.
+     */
+    public static final String FLOODGATE_STEVE_SKIN = "ewogICJ0aW1lc3RhbXAiIDogMTcxNTcxNzM1NTI2MywKICAicHJvZmlsZUlkIiA6ICIyMWUzNjdkNzI1Y2Y0ZTNiYjI2OTJjNGEzMDBhNGRlYiIsCiAgInByb2ZpbGVOYW1lIiA6ICJHZXlzZXJNQyIsCiAgInNpZ25hdHVyZVJlcXVpcmVkIiA6IHRydWUsCiAgInRleHR1cmVzIiA6IHsKICAgICJTS0lOIiA6IHsKICAgICAgInVybCIgOiAiaHR0cDovL3RleHR1cmVzLm1pbmVjcmFmdC5uZXQvdGV4dHVyZS8zMWY0NzdlYjFhN2JlZWU2MzFjMmNhNjRkMDZmOGY2OGZhOTNhMzM4NmQwNDQ1MmFiMjdmNDNhY2RmMWI2MGNiIgogICAgfQogIH0KfQ";
 }
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 25b3f78..264f395 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <groupId>com.github.camotoy.geyserskinmanager</groupId>
     <artifactId>GeyserSkinManager</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>1.7</version>
+    <version>1.8</version>
     <modules>
         <module>bungeecord</module>
         <module>common</module>
diff --git a/spigot/pom.xml b/spigot/pom.xml
index 18e64b0..c7be837 100644
--- a/spigot/pom.xml
+++ b/spigot/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>GeyserSkinManager</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.github.camotoy.geyserskinmanager</groupId>
-        <version>1.7</version>
+        <version>1.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>GeyserSkinManager-Spigot</name>
diff --git a/spigot/src/main/java/com/github/camotoy/geyserskinmanager/spigot/listener/PaperEventListener.java b/spigot/src/main/java/com/github/camotoy/geyserskinmanager/spigot/listener/PaperEventListener.java
index 17fc85c..28047a8 100644
--- a/spigot/src/main/java/com/github/camotoy/geyserskinmanager/spigot/listener/PaperEventListener.java
+++ b/spigot/src/main/java/com/github/camotoy/geyserskinmanager/spigot/listener/PaperEventListener.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package com.github.camotoy.geyserskinmanager.spigot.listener;
 
 import com.destroystokyo.paper.profile.PlayerProfile;
+import com.destroystokyo.paper.profile.ProfileProperty;
+import com.github.camotoy.geyserskinmanager.common.Constants;
 import com.github.camotoy.geyserskinmanager.common.RawSkin;
 import com.github.camotoy.geyserskinmanager.spigot.GeyserSkinManager;
 import com.github.camotoy.geyserskinmanager.spigot.profile.MinecraftProfileWrapper;
@@ -8,6 +10,8 @@
 import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerJoinEvent;
 
+import java.util.Optional;
+
 public class PaperEventListener extends SpigotPlatformEventListener {
     public PaperEventListener(GeyserSkinManager plugin, boolean showSkins) {
         super(plugin, showSkins);
@@ -19,7 +23,7 @@ public void onPlayerJoin(PlayerJoinEvent event) {
         RawSkin skin = null;
         if (this.skinApplier != null) {
             PlayerProfile playerProfile = event.getPlayer().getPlayerProfile();
-            if (!playerProfile.hasTextures()) { // Don't add new textures if the player already has some. This behavior may change in the future.
+            if (hasNoTextures(playerProfile)) { // Don't add new textures if the player already has some. This behavior may change in the future.
                 skin = skinRetriever.getBedrockSkin(event.getPlayer().getUniqueId());
                 if (skin != null) {
                     MinecraftProfileWrapper profile = new PaperProfileWrapper(playerProfile);
@@ -35,4 +39,12 @@ public void onPlayerJoin(PlayerJoinEvent event) {
             modListener.onBedrockPlayerJoin(event.getPlayer(), skin);
         }
     }
+
+    private boolean hasNoTextures(final PlayerProfile playerProfile) {
+        final Optional<ProfileProperty> property = playerProfile.getProperties()
+                .stream()
+                .filter(aProperty -> aProperty.getName().equals("textures"))
+                .findFirst();
+        return property.map(profileProperty -> Constants.FLOODGATE_STEVE_SKIN.equals(profileProperty.getValue())).orElse(true);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/velocity/pom.xml b/velocity/pom.xml
index fc867ef..b81c4fe 100644
--- a/velocity/pom.xml
+++ b/velocity/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>GeyserSkinManager</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.github.camotoy.geyserskinmanager</groupId>
-        <version>1.7</version>
+        <version>1.8</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>velocity</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/com/github/camotoy/geyserskinmanager/velocity/VelocitySkinEventListener.java b/velocity/src/main/java/com/github/camotoy/geyserskinmanager/velocity/VelocitySkinEventListener.java
index 3e385db..f598508 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/com/github/camotoy/geyserskinmanager/velocity/VelocitySkinEventListener.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/com/github/camotoy/geyserskinmanager/velocity/VelocitySkinEventListener.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.github.camotoy.geyserskinmanager.velocity;
 
+import com.github.camotoy.geyserskinmanager.common.Constants;
 import com.github.camotoy.geyserskinmanager.common.RawSkin;
 import com.github.camotoy.geyserskinmanager.common.SkinEntry;
 import com.github.camotoy.geyserskinmanager.common.platform.ProxyPluginMessageSend;
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ public void onServerConnected(ServerPostConnectEvent event) {
             boolean shouldApply = true;
             if (showSkins) {
                 for (GameProfile.Property property : event.getPlayer().getGameProfileProperties()) {
-                    if (property.getName().equals("textures") && !property.getValue().isEmpty()) {
+                    if (property.getName().equals("textures") && (!property.getValue().isEmpty() && !property.getValue().equals(Constants.FLOODGATE_STEVE_SKIN))) {
                         // Don't overwrite existing textures
                         shouldApply = false;
                         break;