diff --git a/src/proto/packet.rs b/src/proto/packet.rs
index 8642b8e..da98a28 100644
--- a/src/proto/packet.rs
+++ b/src/proto/packet.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
+use std::{io, mem, net};
 use std::iter::repeat;
-use std::io;
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
-use std::mem;
 
 use byteorder::{ByteOrder, LittleEndian, ReadBytesExt, WriteBytesExt};
 use mio::{
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@ const MAX_PACKET_SIZE: usize = 1 << 20; // 1 MiB
 const U32_SIZE: usize = 4;
 const MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE: usize = MAX_PACKET_SIZE - U32_SIZE;
 
+const MAX_PORT: u32 = (1 << 16) - 1;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Packet {
@@ -99,6 +99,21 @@ impl Packet {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    pub fn read_ipv4_addr(&mut self) -> io::Result<net::Ipv4Addr> {
+        let ip_u32 = try!(self.read_uint());
+        Ok(net::Ipv4Addr::from(ip_u32))
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_port(&mut self) -> io::Result<u16> {
+        let port_u32 = try!(self.read_uint());
+        if port_u32 > MAX_PORT {
+            return Err(io::Error::new(
+                    io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                    format!("Invalid port number: {}", port_u32)));
+        }
+        Ok(port_u32 as u16)
+    }
+
     pub fn bytes_remaining(&self) -> usize {
         self.bytes.len() - self.cursor
     }
diff --git a/src/proto/server/response.rs b/src/proto/server/response.rs
index 6953ecb..6651bd5 100644
--- a/src/proto/server/response.rs
+++ b/src/proto/server/response.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ use std::net;
 use super::constants::*;
 use super::super::packet::Packet;
 
-const MAX_PORT: u32 = (1 << 16) - 1;
-
 /*=================*
  * SERVER RESPONSE *
  *=================*/
@@ -100,13 +98,8 @@ impl ConnectToPeerResponse {
         let username = try!(packet.read_str());
         let connection_type = try!(packet.read_str());
 
-        let ip = net::Ipv4Addr::from(try!(packet.read_uint()));
-
-        let port = try!(packet.read_uint());
-        if port > MAX_PORT {
-            return Err(
-                io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "Invalid port number"));
-        }
+        let ip = try!(packet.read_ipv4_addr());
+        let port = try!(packet.read_port());
 
         let token = try!(packet.read_uint());
         let is_privileged = try!(packet.read_bool());
@@ -115,7 +108,7 @@ impl ConnectToPeerResponse {
             username: username,
             connection_type: connection_type,
             ip: ip,
-            port: port as u16,
+            port: port,
             token: token,
             is_privileged: is_privileged,
         })
@@ -141,24 +134,25 @@ pub enum LoginResponse {
 impl LoginResponse {
     pub fn from_packet(packet: &mut Packet) -> io::Result<Self> {
         let ok = try!(packet.read_bool());
-        let resp = if ok {
+        if ok {
             let motd = try!(packet.read_str());
-            let ip = net::Ipv4Addr::from(try!(packet.read_uint()));
+            let ip = try!(packet.read_ipv4_addr());
+
             match packet.read_bool() {
                 Ok(value) => debug!("LoginResponse last field: {}", value),
                 Err(e) => debug!("Error reading LoginResponse field: {:?}", e),
             }
-            LoginResponse::LoginOk {
+
+            Ok(LoginResponse::LoginOk {
                 motd: motd,
                 ip: ip,
                 password_md5_opt: None
-            }
+            })
         } else {
-            LoginResponse::LoginFail {
+            Ok(LoginResponse::LoginFail {
                 reason: try!(packet.read_str())
-            }
-        };
-        Ok(resp)
+            })
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -212,16 +206,13 @@ pub struct PeerAddressResponse {
 impl PeerAddressResponse {
     fn from_packet(packet: &mut Packet) -> io::Result<Self> {
         let username = try!(packet.read_str());
-        let ip = net::Ipv4Addr::from(try!(packet.read_uint()));
-        let port = try!(packet.read_uint());
-        if port > MAX_PORT {
-            return Err(
-                io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "Invalid port number"));
-        }
+        let ip = try!(packet.read_ipv4_addr());
+        let port = try!(packet.read_port());
+
         Ok(PeerAddressResponse {
             username: username,
             ip: ip,
-            port: port as u16,
+            port: port,
         })
     }
 }