diff --git a/src/main/java/app/entities/a2s/external/ExternalValveClient.java b/src/main/java/app/entities/a2s/external/ExternalValveClient.java
index e762989..e0e1c05 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/entities/a2s/external/ExternalValveClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/entities/a2s/external/ExternalValveClient.java
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
 
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.*;
 
 public abstract class ExternalValveClient {
     @JsonIgnore
@@ -59,16 +57,16 @@ public abstract class ExternalValveClient {
         }
     }
 
-    public List<RCONPlayer> GetRCONPlayers(RCONRequest request){
+    public ArrayList<RCONPlayer> GetRCONPlayers(RCONRequest request){
         if(!enabled) {
             System.out.printf("External client not enabled, cannot get rcon players on %s\n", gateway);
             return null;
         }
         try {
-            return restTemplate.postForEntity("%s/api/players".formatted(gateway), request, List.class).getBody();
+            return new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(restTemplate.postForEntity("%s/api/players".formatted(gateway), request, RCONPlayer[].class).getBody()));
         } catch (Exception err) {
             err.printStackTrace();
-            return List.of();
+            return new ArrayList<>();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/entities/server/players/DefaultPlayer.java b/src/main/java/app/entities/server/players/DefaultPlayer.java
index 5fa64f5..d9222e6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/entities/server/players/DefaultPlayer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/entities/server/players/DefaultPlayer.java
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ public class DefaultPlayer {
     String name;
     int score;
     int id = 0;
+    public DefaultPlayer() {}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/entities/server/players/RCONPlayer.java b/src/main/java/app/entities/server/players/RCONPlayer.java
index 1ae6a64..2041244 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/entities/server/players/RCONPlayer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/entities/server/players/RCONPlayer.java
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@ package app.entities.server.players;
 import app.entities.other.SteamID;
 import app.entities.server.players.DefaultPlayer;
 import app.utils.SteamIDConverter;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonGetter;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonSetter;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonValue;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.*;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonSerialize;
 import lombok.Data;
 import lombok.Getter;
@@ -17,7 +14,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class RCONPlayer extends DefaultPlayer {
     String duration;
     int id;
-    @JsonIgnore
+    @JsonProperty(access = JsonProperty.Access.WRITE_ONLY)
     String ip;
     int loss;
     int ping;
@@ -31,6 +28,8 @@ public class RCONPlayer extends DefaultPlayer {
         return steam;
     }
 
+    public RCONPlayer(){}
+
     public RCONPlayer(List<String> status_line) {
         id = Integer.parseInt(status_line.get(1));
         ip = status_line.get(status_line.size() - 1);