diff --git a/Emby.Server.Core/ApplicationHost.cs b/Emby.Server.Core/ApplicationHost.cs
index 8a62a9b27a..914344b661 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Core/ApplicationHost.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Core/ApplicationHost.cs
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Core
             UserDataManager = new UserDataManager(LogManager, ServerConfigurationManager);
             RegisterSingleInstance(UserDataManager);
 
-            UserRepository = await GetUserRepository().ConfigureAwait(false);
+            UserRepository = GetUserRepository();
 
             var displayPreferencesRepo = new SqliteDisplayPreferencesRepository(LogManager.GetLogger("SqliteDisplayPreferencesRepository"), JsonSerializer, ApplicationPaths, MemoryStreamFactory);
             DisplayPreferencesRepository = displayPreferencesRepo;
@@ -804,11 +804,11 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Core
         /// Gets the user repository.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>Task{IUserRepository}.</returns>
-        private async Task<IUserRepository> GetUserRepository()
+        private IUserRepository GetUserRepository()
         {
-            var repo = new SqliteUserRepository(LogManager, ApplicationPaths, JsonSerializer, GetDbConnector(), MemoryStreamFactory);
+            var repo = new SqliteUserRepository(LogManager.GetLogger("SqliteUserRepository"), ApplicationPaths, JsonSerializer, MemoryStreamFactory);
 
-            await repo.Initialize().ConfigureAwait(false);
+            repo.Initialize();
 
             return repo;
         }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Core/Data/SqliteUserRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Core/Data/SqliteUserRepository.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 54851fffbf..0000000000
--- a/Emby.Server.Core/Data/SqliteUserRepository.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,237 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Data;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Threading;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Persistence;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.IO;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Logging;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization;
-
-namespace Emby.Server.Core.Data
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Class SQLiteUserRepository
-    /// </summary>
-    public class SqliteUserRepository : BaseSqliteRepository, IUserRepository
-    {
-        private readonly IJsonSerializer _jsonSerializer;
-        private readonly IMemoryStreamFactory _memoryStreamProvider;
-
-        public SqliteUserRepository(ILogManager logManager, IServerApplicationPaths appPaths, IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer, IDbConnector dbConnector, IMemoryStreamFactory memoryStreamProvider) : base(logManager, dbConnector)
-        {
-            _jsonSerializer = jsonSerializer;
-            _memoryStreamProvider = memoryStreamProvider;
-
-            DbFilePath = Path.Combine(appPaths.DataPath, "users.db");
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the name of the repository
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The name.</value>
-        public string Name
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return "SQLite";
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Opens the connection to the database
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>Task.</returns>
-        public async Task Initialize()
-        {
-            using (var connection = await CreateConnection().ConfigureAwait(false))
-            {
-                string[] queries = {
-
-                                "create table if not exists users (guid GUID primary key, data BLOB)",
-                                "create index if not exists idx_users on users(guid)",
-                                "create table if not exists schema_version (table_name primary key, version)",
-
-                                "pragma shrink_memory"
-                               };
-
-                connection.RunQueries(queries, Logger);
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Save a user in the repo
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="user">The user.</param>
-        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
-        /// <returns>Task.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">user</exception>
-        public async Task SaveUser(User user, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-        {
-            if (user == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException("user");
-            }
-
-            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-
-            var serialized = _jsonSerializer.SerializeToBytes(user, _memoryStreamProvider);
-
-            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-
-            using (var connection = await CreateConnection().ConfigureAwait(false))
-            {
-                IDbTransaction transaction = null;
-
-                try
-                {
-                    transaction = connection.BeginTransaction();
-
-                    using (var cmd = connection.CreateCommand())
-                    {
-                        cmd.CommandText = "replace into users (guid, data) values (@1, @2)";
-                        cmd.Parameters.Add(cmd, "@1", DbType.Guid).Value = user.Id;
-                        cmd.Parameters.Add(cmd, "@2", DbType.Binary).Value = serialized;
-
-                        cmd.Transaction = transaction;
-
-                        cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
-                    }
-
-                    transaction.Commit();
-                }
-                catch (OperationCanceledException)
-                {
-                    if (transaction != null)
-                    {
-                        transaction.Rollback();
-                    }
-
-                    throw;
-                }
-                catch (Exception e)
-                {
-                    Logger.ErrorException("Failed to save user:", e);
-
-                    if (transaction != null)
-                    {
-                        transaction.Rollback();
-                    }
-
-                    throw;
-                }
-                finally
-                {
-                    if (transaction != null)
-                    {
-                        transaction.Dispose();
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Retrieve all users from the database
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>IEnumerable{User}.</returns>
-        public IEnumerable<User> RetrieveAllUsers()
-        {
-            var list = new List<User>();
-
-            using (var connection = CreateConnection(true).Result)
-            {
-                using (var cmd = connection.CreateCommand())
-                {
-                    cmd.CommandText = "select guid,data from users";
-
-                    using (var reader = cmd.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.SequentialAccess | CommandBehavior.SingleResult))
-                    {
-                        while (reader.Read())
-                        {
-                            var id = reader.GetGuid(0);
-
-                            using (var stream = reader.GetMemoryStream(1, _memoryStreamProvider))
-                            {
-                                var user = _jsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStream<User>(stream);
-                                user.Id = id;
-                                list.Add(user);
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            return list;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Deletes the user.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="user">The user.</param>
-        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
-        /// <returns>Task.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">user</exception>
-        public async Task DeleteUser(User user, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-        {
-            if (user == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException("user");
-            }
-
-            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-
-            using (var connection = await CreateConnection().ConfigureAwait(false))
-            {
-                IDbTransaction transaction = null;
-
-                try
-                {
-                    transaction = connection.BeginTransaction();
-
-                    using (var cmd = connection.CreateCommand())
-                    {
-                        cmd.CommandText = "delete from users where guid=@guid";
-
-                        cmd.Parameters.Add(cmd, "@guid", DbType.Guid).Value = user.Id;
-
-                        cmd.Transaction = transaction;
-
-                        cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
-                    }
-
-                    transaction.Commit();
-                }
-                catch (OperationCanceledException)
-                {
-                    if (transaction != null)
-                    {
-                        transaction.Rollback();
-                    }
-
-                    throw;
-                }
-                catch (Exception e)
-                {
-                    Logger.ErrorException("Failed to delete user:", e);
-
-                    if (transaction != null)
-                    {
-                        transaction.Rollback();
-                    }
-
-                    throw;
-                }
-                finally
-                {
-                    if (transaction != null)
-                    {
-                        transaction.Dispose();
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteUserRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteUserRepository.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e4b1c7b85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteUserRepository.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Persistence;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.IO;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Logging;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization;
+using SQLitePCL.pretty;
+
+namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Class SQLiteUserRepository
+    /// </summary>
+    public class SqliteUserRepository : BaseSqliteRepository, IUserRepository
+    {
+        private readonly IJsonSerializer _jsonSerializer;
+        private readonly IMemoryStreamFactory _memoryStreamProvider;
+
+        public SqliteUserRepository(ILogger logger, IServerApplicationPaths appPaths, IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer, IMemoryStreamFactory memoryStreamProvider)
+            : base(logger)
+        {
+            _jsonSerializer = jsonSerializer;
+            _memoryStreamProvider = memoryStreamProvider;
+
+            DbFilePath = Path.Combine(appPaths.DataPath, "users.db");
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the name of the repository
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The name.</value>
+        public string Name
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return "SQLite";
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Opens the connection to the database
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>Task.</returns>
+        public void Initialize()
+        {
+            using (var connection = CreateConnection())
+            {
+                string[] queries = {
+
+                                "create table if not exists users (guid GUID primary key, data BLOB)",
+                                "create index if not exists idx_users on users(guid)",
+                                "create table if not exists schema_version (table_name primary key, version)",
+
+                                "pragma shrink_memory"
+                               };
+
+                connection.RunQueries(queries);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Save a user in the repo
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="user">The user.</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
+        /// <returns>Task.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">user</exception>
+        public async Task SaveUser(User user, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            if (user == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("user");
+            }
+
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+            var serialized = _jsonSerializer.SerializeToBytes(user, _memoryStreamProvider);
+
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+            lock (WriteLock)
+            {
+                using (var connection = CreateConnection())
+                {
+                    connection.RunInTransaction(db =>
+                    {
+                        var commandText = "replace into users (guid, data) values (?, ?)";
+
+                        db.Execute(commandText,
+                            user.Id.ToGuidParamValue(),
+                            serialized);
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Retrieve all users from the database
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>IEnumerable{User}.</returns>
+        public IEnumerable<User> RetrieveAllUsers()
+        {
+            var list = new List<User>();
+
+            using (var connection = CreateConnection(true))
+            {
+                foreach (var row in connection.Query("select guid,data from users"))
+                {
+                    var id = row[0].ReadGuid();
+
+                    using (var stream = _memoryStreamProvider.CreateNew(row[1].ToBlob()))
+                    {
+                        stream.Position = 0;
+                        var user = _jsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStream<User>(stream);
+                        user.Id = id;
+                        list.Add(user);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return list;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Deletes the user.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="user">The user.</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
+        /// <returns>Task.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">user</exception>
+        public async Task DeleteUser(User user, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            if (user == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("user");
+            }
+
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+            lock (WriteLock)
+            {
+                using (var connection = CreateConnection())
+                {
+                    connection.RunInTransaction(db =>
+                    {
+                        var commandText = "delete from users where guid=?";
+
+                        db.Execute(commandText,
+                            user.Id.ToGuidParamValue());
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Emby.Server.Implementations.csproj b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Emby.Server.Implementations.csproj
index a4f26bc601..0c47bc2994 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Emby.Server.Implementations.csproj
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Emby.Server.Implementations.csproj
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Connect\Responses.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Connect\Validator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Data\SqliteDisplayPreferencesRepository.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Data\SqliteUserRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Devices\CameraUploadsDynamicFolder.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Devices\DeviceManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Devices\DeviceRepository.cs" />