diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Persistence/IUserRepository.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Persistence/IUserRepository.cs
index 0241b8c034..49c418c303 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Persistence/IUserRepository.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Persistence/IUserRepository.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Persistence
         /// Opens the connection to the repository
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>Task.</returns>
-        Task Initialize();
+        void Initialize();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Deletes the user.
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/UserManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/UserManager.cs
index 0227f883a0..6619162129 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/UserManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/UserManager.cs
@@ -97,16 +97,17 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
         /// Gets the active user repository
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The user repository.</value>
-        public IUserRepository UserRepository { get; set; }
+        private IUserRepository UserRepository { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="UserManager" /> class.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="logger">The logger.</param>
         /// <param name="configurationManager">The configuration manager.</param>
-        public UserManager(ILogger logger, IServerConfigurationManager configurationManager)
+        public UserManager(ILogger logger, IServerConfigurationManager configurationManager, IUserRepository userRepository)
         {
             _logger = logger;
+            UserRepository = userRepository;
             ConfigurationManager = configurationManager;
         }
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/SqliteUserRepository.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/SqliteUserRepository.cs
index 09e34cf08e..a29dc1a631 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/SqliteUserRepository.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/SqliteUserRepository.cs
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ using MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Data;
-using System.Data.SQLite;
-using System.IO;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
@@ -19,11 +17,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
     public class SqliteUserRepository : IUserRepository
     {
         private readonly ILogger _logger;
-        
+
         private readonly SemaphoreSlim _writeLock = new SemaphoreSlim(1, 1);
 
-        private SQLiteConnection _connection;
-        
+        private IDbConnection _connection;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the name of the repository
         /// </summary>
@@ -50,11 +48,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SqliteUserRepository" /> class.
         /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="connection">The connection.</param>
         /// <param name="appPaths">The app paths.</param>
         /// <param name="jsonSerializer">The json serializer.</param>
         /// <param name="logManager">The log manager.</param>
         /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">appPaths</exception>
-        public SqliteUserRepository(IApplicationPaths appPaths, IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer, ILogManager logManager)
+        public SqliteUserRepository(IDbConnection connection, IApplicationPaths appPaths, IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer, ILogManager logManager)
         {
             if (appPaths == null)
             {
@@ -65,6 +64,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
                 throw new ArgumentNullException("jsonSerializer");
             }
 
+            _connection = connection;
             _appPaths = appPaths;
             _jsonSerializer = jsonSerializer;
 
@@ -75,12 +75,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
         /// Opens the connection to the database
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>Task.</returns>
-        public async Task Initialize()
+        public void Initialize()
         {
-            var dbFile = Path.Combine(_appPaths.DataPath, "users.db");
-
-            _connection = await SqliteExtensions.ConnectToDb(dbFile).ConfigureAwait(false);
-
             string[] queries = {
 
                                 "create table if not exists users (guid GUID primary key, data BLOB)",
@@ -120,7 +116,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
 
             await _writeLock.WaitAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-            SQLiteTransaction transaction = null;
+            IDbTransaction transaction = null;
 
             try
             {
@@ -129,12 +125,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
                 using (var cmd = _connection.CreateCommand())
                 {
                     cmd.CommandText = "replace into users (guid, data) values (@1, @2)";
-                    cmd.AddParam("@1", user.Id);
-                    cmd.AddParam("@2", serialized);
+                    cmd.Parameters.Add(cmd, "@1", DbType.Guid).Value = user.Id;
+                    cmd.Parameters.Add(cmd, "@2", DbType.Binary).Value = serialized;
 
                     cmd.Transaction = transaction;
 
-                    await cmd.ExecuteNonQueryAsync(cancellationToken);
+                    cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
                 }
 
                 transaction.Commit();
@@ -217,7 +213,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
 
             await _writeLock.WaitAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-            SQLiteTransaction transaction = null;
+            IDbTransaction transaction = null;
 
             try
             {
@@ -227,12 +223,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
                 {
                     cmd.CommandText = "delete from users where guid=@guid";
 
-                    var guidParam = cmd.Parameters.Add("@guid", DbType.Guid);
-                    guidParam.Value = user.Id;
+                    cmd.Parameters.Add(cmd, "@guid", DbType.Guid).Value = user.Id;
 
                     cmd.Transaction = transaction;
 
-                    await cmd.ExecuteNonQueryAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
                 }
 
                 transaction.Commit();
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/ApplicationHost.cs b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/ApplicationHost.cs
index af719a07c1..52c01d4a9d 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/ApplicationHost.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/ApplicationHost.cs
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
             UserDataRepository = new SqliteUserDataRepository(ApplicationPaths, JsonSerializer, LogManager);
             RegisterSingleInstance(UserDataRepository);
 
-            UserRepository = new SqliteUserRepository(ApplicationPaths, JsonSerializer, LogManager);
+            UserRepository = await GetUserRepository().ConfigureAwait(false);
             RegisterSingleInstance(UserRepository);
 
             DisplayPreferencesRepository = new SqliteDisplayPreferencesRepository(ApplicationPaths, JsonSerializer, LogManager);
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
             ItemRepository = new SqliteItemRepository(ApplicationPaths, JsonSerializer, LogManager);
             RegisterSingleInstance(ItemRepository);
 
-            UserManager = new UserManager(Logger, ServerConfigurationManager);
+            UserManager = new UserManager(Logger, ServerConfigurationManager, UserRepository);
             RegisterSingleInstance(UserManager);
 
             LibraryManager = new LibraryManager(Logger, TaskManager, UserManager, ServerConfigurationManager, UserDataRepository, () => DirectoryWatchers);
@@ -288,11 +288,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
             var displayPreferencesTask = Task.Run(async () => await ConfigureDisplayPreferencesRepositories().ConfigureAwait(false));
             var itemsTask = Task.Run(async () => await ConfigureItemRepositories().ConfigureAwait(false));
             var userdataTask = Task.Run(async () => await ConfigureUserDataRepositories().ConfigureAwait(false));
-            var userTask = Task.Run(async () => await ConfigureUserRepositories().ConfigureAwait(false));
 
             await ConfigureNotificationsRepository().ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-            await Task.WhenAll(itemsTask, userTask, displayPreferencesTask, userdataTask).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            await Task.WhenAll(itemsTask, displayPreferencesTask, userdataTask).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             SetKernelProperties();
         }
@@ -312,6 +311,15 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
                  );
         }
 
+        private async Task<IUserRepository> GetUserRepository()
+        {
+            var dbFile = Path.Combine(ApplicationPaths.DataPath, "users.db");
+
+            var connection = await ConnectToDb(dbFile).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            return new SqliteUserRepository(connection, ApplicationPaths, JsonSerializer, LogManager);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Configures the repositories.
         /// </summary>
@@ -358,18 +366,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
         private Task ConfigureUserDataRepositories()
         {
             return UserDataRepository.Initialize();
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Configures the user repositories.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>Task.</returns>
-        private async Task ConfigureUserRepositories()
-        {
-            await UserRepository.Initialize().ConfigureAwait(false);
-
-            ((UserManager)UserManager).UserRepository = UserRepository;
-        }        
+        }       
         
         /// <summary>
         /// Connects to db.