diff --git a/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viarewind/legacysupport/feature/AreaEffectCloudEmulator.java b/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viarewind/legacysupport/feature/AreaEffectCloudEmulator.java
index ed99b93..a2e4256 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viarewind/legacysupport/feature/AreaEffectCloudEmulator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viarewind/legacysupport/feature/AreaEffectCloudEmulator.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class AreaEffectCloudEmulator implements Listener {
 
     public AreaEffectCloudEmulator(final BukkitPlugin plugin) {
         Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskTimer(plugin, () -> {
-            final Set<Player> affectedPlayers = Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers().stream().filter(p -> Via.getAPI().getPlayerProtocolVersion(p).newerThanOrEqualTo(ProtocolVersion.v1_8)).collect(Collectors.toSet());
+            final Set<Player> affectedPlayers = Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers().stream().filter(p -> Via.getAPI().getPlayerProtocolVersion(p).olderThanOrEqualTo(ProtocolVersion.v1_8)).collect(Collectors.toSet());
             effectClouds.removeIf(e -> !e.isValid());
             effectClouds.forEach(cloud -> {
                 final Location location = cloud.getLocation();