diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/UserDataManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/UserDataManager.cs
index f382df0f0a..7d965cd3e5 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/UserDataManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/UserDataManager.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Persistence;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Logging;
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
@@ -12,6 +14,15 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
     /// </summary>
     public class UserDataManager : IUserDataManager
     {
+        private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, UserItemData> _userData = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, UserItemData>();
+
+        private readonly ILogger _logger;
+
+        public UserDataManager(ILogManager logManager)
+        {
+            _logger = logManager.GetLogger(GetType().Name);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the repository.
         /// </summary>
@@ -26,9 +37,42 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
         /// <param name="userData">The user data.</param>
         /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
         /// <returns>Task.</returns>
-        public Task SaveUserData(Guid userId, string key, UserItemData userData, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        public async Task SaveUserData(Guid userId, string key, UserItemData userData, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            return Repository.SaveUserData(userId, key, userData, cancellationToken);
+            if (userData == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("userData");
+            }
+            if (cancellationToken == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("cancellationToken");
+            }
+            if (userId == Guid.Empty)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("userId");
+            }
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(key))
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("key");
+            }
+
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+            try
+            {
+                await Repository.SaveUserData(userId, key, userData, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                var newValue = userData;
+
+                // Once it succeeds, put it into the dictionary to make it available to everyone else
+                _userData.AddOrUpdate(GetCacheKey(userId, key), newValue, delegate { return newValue; });
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.ErrorException("Error saving user data", ex);
+
+                throw;
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -39,7 +83,27 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
         /// <returns>Task{UserItemData}.</returns>
         public UserItemData GetUserData(Guid userId, string key)
         {
-            return Repository.GetUserData(userId, key);
+            if (userId == Guid.Empty)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("userId");
+            }
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(key))
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("key");
+            }
+
+            return _userData.GetOrAdd(GetCacheKey(userId, key), keyName => Repository.GetUserData(userId, key));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the internal key.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="userId">The user id.</param>
+        /// <param name="key">The key.</param>
+        /// <returns>System.String.</returns>
+        private string GetCacheKey(Guid userId, string key)
+        {
+            return userId + key;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/SqliteUserDataRepository.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/SqliteUserDataRepository.cs
index 20b3ff2516..e58bd2506e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/SqliteUserDataRepository.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/SqliteUserDataRepository.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ using MediaBrowser.Controller.Persistence;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Logging;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization;
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Data;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -16,8 +15,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
     {
         private readonly ILogger _logger;
 
-        private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, UserItemData> _userData = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, UserItemData>();
-
         private readonly SemaphoreSlim _writeLock = new SemaphoreSlim(1, 1);
 
         private IDbConnection _connection;
@@ -113,7 +110,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
         /// userId
         /// or
         /// userDataId</exception>
-        public async Task SaveUserData(Guid userId, string key, UserItemData userData, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        public Task SaveUserData(Guid userId, string key, UserItemData userData, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             if (userData == null)
             {
@@ -132,34 +129,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
                 throw new ArgumentNullException("key");
             }
 
-            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-
-            try
-            {
-                await PersistUserData(userId, key, userData, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-
-                var newValue = userData;
-
-                // Once it succeeds, put it into the dictionary to make it available to everyone else
-                _userData.AddOrUpdate(GetInternalKey(userId, key), newValue, delegate { return newValue; });
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                _logger.ErrorException("Error saving user data", ex);
-
-                throw;
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the internal key.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="userId">The user id.</param>
-        /// <param name="key">The key.</param>
-        /// <returns>System.String.</returns>
-        private string GetInternalKey(Guid userId, string key)
-        {
-            return userId + key;
+            return PersistUserData(userId, key, userData, cancellationToken);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -255,17 +225,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
                 throw new ArgumentNullException("key");
             }
 
-            return _userData.GetOrAdd(GetInternalKey(userId, key), keyName => RetrieveUserData(userId, key));
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Retrieves the user data.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="userId">The user id.</param>
-        /// <param name="key">The key.</param>
-        /// <returns>Task{UserItemData}.</returns>
-        private UserItemData RetrieveUserData(Guid userId, string key)
-        {
             using (var cmd = _connection.CreateCommand())
             {
                 cmd.CommandText = "select rating,played,playCount,isFavorite,playbackPositionTicks,lastPlayedDate from userdata where key = @key and userId=@userId";
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/ApplicationHost.cs b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/ApplicationHost.cs
index a61abe4741..9e13e548ad 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/ApplicationHost.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/ApplicationHost.cs
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
 
             var mediaEncoderTask = RegisterMediaEncoder();
 
-            UserDataManager = new UserDataManager();
+            UserDataManager = new UserDataManager(LogManager);
             RegisterSingleInstance(UserDataManager);
 
             UserRepository = await GetUserRepository().ConfigureAwait(false);