diff --git a/BoneSync/MelonLoaderMod.cs b/BoneSync/MelonLoaderMod.cs
index 1547f0e..daf1301 100644
--- a/BoneSync/MelonLoaderMod.cs
+++ b/BoneSync/MelonLoaderMod.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace BoneSync
 
 
         public static LobbyManager lobby;
-        public static TransportBase transport;
+        public static ITransportBase transport;
         public override void OnApplicationStart()
         {
             SteamClient.Init(823500, true);
diff --git a/BoneSync/Networking/NetworkMessage.cs b/BoneSync/Networking/NetworkMessage.cs
index 2e0473e..48d59ea 100644
--- a/BoneSync/Networking/NetworkMessage.cs
+++ b/BoneSync/Networking/NetworkMessage.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-using BoneSync.Data;
-using BoneSync.Networking.Transport;
-using BoneSync.Sync;
-using MelonLoader;
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using BoneSync.Data;
+using BoneSync.Networking.Transport;
+using BoneSync.Sync;
+using MelonLoader;
+using Oculus.Platform;
 #if TEST
 using Xunit;
 #endif
@@ -137,19 +138,34 @@ namespace BoneSync.Networking
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        private static readonly Dictionary<PacketType, ConstructorInfo> ConstructorCache = new Dictionary<PacketType, ConstructorInfo>();
+        public static ConstructorInfo GetConstructor(Packet packet)
+        {
+            if (ConstructorCache.ContainsKey(packet.Info.packetType))
+            {
+                return ConstructorCache[packet.Info.packetType];
+            }
+            if (!PacketTypeMap.ContainsKey(packet.Info.packetType))
+            {
+                throw new Exception("No class found for packet type '" + packet.Info.packetType + "'");
+            }
+
+            Type type = PacketTypeMap[packet.Info.packetType];
+            // get the constructor that takes a Packet
+            ConstructorInfo constructor = type.GetConstructor(new Type[] { typeof(Packet) }) ?? throw new Exception("No constructor found for type " + type.Name);
+            ConstructorCache[packet.Info.packetType] = constructor;
+            return constructor;
+        }
+
+        
         public static NetworkMessage ParsePacket(Packet packet)
         {
             //SyncLogger.Msg("Received packet of type " + packet.Info.packetType + " from " + packet.Info.senderId + " Length: " + packet.Data.Length);
             // find a class that can parse this packet using Reflection
             // and return it
-            if (!PacketTypeMap.ContainsKey(packet.Info.packetType))
-            {
-                throw new Exception("No class found for packet type '" + packet.Info.packetType+"'");
-            }
             
-            Type type = PacketTypeMap[packet.Info.packetType];
-            // get the constructor that takes a Packet
-            ConstructorInfo constructor = type.GetConstructor(new Type[] { typeof(Packet) }) ?? throw new Exception("No constructor found for type " + type.Name);
+            ConstructorInfo constructor = GetConstructor(packet);
             NetworkMessage networkMessage = (NetworkMessage)constructor.Invoke(new object[] { packet });
             networkMessage.senderId = packet.Info.senderId;
             return networkMessage;
diff --git a/BoneSync/Networking/Transport/SteamTransport.cs b/BoneSync/Networking/Transport/SteamTransport.cs
index b3e76a2..f1b11ba 100644
--- a/BoneSync/Networking/Transport/SteamTransport.cs
+++ b/BoneSync/Networking/Transport/SteamTransport.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using Oculus.Platform;
 
 namespace BoneSync.Networking.Transport
 {
-    internal class SteamTransport : TransportBase
+    internal class SteamTransport : ITransportBase
     {
 
         public SteamTransport()
diff --git a/BoneSync/Networking/Transport/TransportBase.cs b/BoneSync/Networking/Transport/TransportBase.cs
index 4238098..275245c 100644
--- a/BoneSync/Networking/Transport/TransportBase.cs
+++ b/BoneSync/Networking/Transport/TransportBase.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace BoneSync.Networking.Transport
 {
-    public interface TransportBase
+    public interface ITransportBase
     {
         ulong BROADCAST_ID { get; }
         void Send(Packet packet);