diff --git a/src/postTools.js b/src/postTools.js
index 8d8969a768..b722095e05 100644
--- a/src/postTools.js
+++ b/src/postTools.js
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 		}
 
 		function hasEnoughRep(next) {
-			user.getUserField(uid, 'reputation', function(reputation) {
+			user.getUserField(uid, 'reputation', function(err, reputation) {
+				if (err) return next(null, false);
 				next(null, reputation >= meta.config['privileges:manage_content']);
 			});
 		}
diff --git a/src/routes/user.js b/src/routes/user.js
index a4c6c38c88..cd17791c31 100644
--- a/src/routes/user.js
+++ b/src/routes/user.js
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ var user = require('./../user.js'),
 			if(!req.user)
 				return res.redirect('/403');
 
-			user.getUserField(req.user.uid, 'userslug', function(userslug) {
-
+			user.getUserField(req.user.uid, 'userslug', function(err, userslug) {
 				if(req.params.userslug && userslug === req.params.userslug) {
 					app.build_header({ req: req, res: res }, function(err, header) {
 						res.send(header + app.create_route('users/'+req.params.userslug+'/edit','accountedit') + templates['footer']);
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ var user = require('./../user.js'),
 			if(!req.user)
 				return res.redirect('/403');
 
-			user.getUserField(req.user.uid, 'userslug', function(userslug) {
+			user.getUserField(req.user.uid, 'userslug', function(err, userslug) {
 				if(req.params.userslug && userslug === req.params.userslug) {
 					app.build_header({ req: req, res: res }, function(err, header) {
 						res.send(header + app.create_route('users/'+req.params.userslug+'/settings','accountsettings') + templates['footer']);
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ var user = require('./../user.js'),
 				return;
 			}
 
-			user.getUserField(req.user.uid, 'uploadedpicture', function(oldpicture) {
+			user.getUserField(req.user.uid, 'uploadedpicture', function(err, oldpicture) {
 				if(!oldpicture) {
 					uploadUserPicture(req.user.uid, path.extname(req.files.userPhoto.name), req.files.userPhoto.path, res);
 					return;
diff --git a/src/threadTools.js b/src/threadTools.js
index 5bf5321a19..b3a4a9de01 100644
--- a/src/threadTools.js
+++ b/src/threadTools.js
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 		}
 
 		function hasEnoughRep(next) {
-			user.getUserField(uid, 'reputation', function(reputation) {
+			user.getUserField(uid, 'reputation', function(err, reputation) {
+				if (err) return next(null, false);
 				next(null, reputation >= meta.config['privileges:manage_topic']);
 			});
 		}
diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index 98545bfbfe..1592fbcef9 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ marked.setOptions({
 
 	Topics.getTopicDataWithUsername = function(tid, callback) {
 		Topics.getTopicData(tid, function(topic) {
-			user.getUserField(topic.uid, 'username', function(username) {
-
+			user.getUserField(topic.uid, 'username', function(err, username) {
 				topic.username = username;
 				callback(topic);
 			});
@@ -572,8 +571,8 @@ marked.setOptions({
 			return;
 		}
 
-		user.getUserField(uid, 'lastposttime', function(lastposttime) {
-
+		user.getUserField(uid, 'lastposttime', function(err, lastposttime) {
+			if (err) lastposttime = 0;
 			if(Date.now() - lastposttime < meta.config.postDelay) {
 				callback(new Error('too-many-posts'), null);
 				return;
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index 9a57c2aa25..52cfb71c19 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ var express = require('express'),
 					app.get('/' + route, function(req, res) {
 						if ((route === 'login' || route ==='register') && (req.user && req.user.uid > 0)) {
 
-							user.getUserField(req.user.uid, 'userslug', function(userslug) {
+							user.getUserField(req.user.uid, 'userslug', function(err, userslug) {
 								res.redirect('/users/'+userslug);
 							});
 							return;
diff --git a/src/websockets.js b/src/websockets.js
index cb4f7b68dc..972e73ac5e 100644
--- a/src/websockets.js
+++ b/src/websockets.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ var SocketIO = require('socket.io').listen(global.server, { log:false }),
 					socket.join('uid_' + uid);
 					io.sockets.in('global').emit('api:user.isOnline', isUserOnline(uid));
 
-					user.getUserField(uid, 'username', function(username) {
+					user.getUserField(uid, 'username', function(err, username) {
 						socket.emit('event:connect', {status: 1, username:username});
 					});
 				}
@@ -275,12 +275,12 @@ var SocketIO = require('socket.io').listen(global.server, { log:false }),
 			}
 
 			if(type === 'gravatar') {
-				user.getUserField(uid, 'gravatarpicture', function(gravatar) {
+				user.getUserField(uid, 'gravatarpicture', function(err, gravatar) {
 					user.setUserField(uid, 'picture', gravatar);
 					updateHeader();
 				});
 			} else if(type === 'uploaded') {
-				user.getUserField(uid, 'uploadedpicture', function(uploadedpicture) {
+				user.getUserField(uid, 'uploadedpicture', function(err, uploadedpicture) {
 					user.setUserField(uid, 'picture', uploadedpicture);
 					updateHeader();
 				});
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ var SocketIO = require('socket.io').listen(global.server, { log:false }),
 				var msg = utils.strip_tags(data.message),
 					numSockets = userSockets[touid].length;
 
-				user.getUserField(uid, 'username', function(username) {
+				user.getUserField(uid, 'username', function(err, username) {
 					var finalMessage = username + ' says : ' + msg;
 
 					for(var x=0;x<numSockets;x++) {