diff --git a/app/models/note.rb b/app/models/note.rb
index 48281e1e6..d6d6e15c4 100644
--- a/app/models/note.rb
+++ b/app/models/note.rb
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class Note < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def create_version
-    CurrentUser.user.increment!(:note_update_count)
+    User.where(id: CurrentUser.id).update_all("note_update_count = note_update_count + 1")
 
     if merge_version?
       merge_version
diff --git a/app/models/post.rb b/app/models/post.rb
index d83caf2f5..0f671df69 100644
--- a/app/models/post.rb
+++ b/app/models/post.rb
@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
 
     def create_new_version
-      CurrentUser.user.increment!(:post_update_count)
+      User.where(id: CurrentUser.id).update_all("post_update_count = post_update_count + 1")
       versions.create(
         :rating => rating,
         :source => source,
diff --git a/app/models/upload.rb b/app/models/upload.rb
index 22c13ea70..72e950a90 100644
--- a/app/models/upload.rb
+++ b/app/models/upload.rb
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class Upload < ActiveRecord::Base
         post = convert_to_post
         post.distribute_files
         if post.save
-          CurrentUser.increment!(:post_upload_count)
+          User.where(id: CurrentUser.id).update_all("post_upload_count = post_upload_count + 1")
           create_artist_commentary(post) if include_artist_commentary?
           ugoira_service.save_frame_data(post) if is_ugoira?
           update_attributes(:status => "completed", :post_id => post.id)