diff --git a/src/upgrade.js b/src/upgrade.js
index bab54be08a..5453952979 100644
--- a/src/upgrade.js
+++ b/src/upgrade.js
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ Upgrade.upgrade = function (callback) {
 				updatesMade = true;
 				winston.verbose(schemaName);
 
-				var user = require('./user');
 				var meta = require('./meta');
 				var batch = require('./batch');
 
@@ -358,14 +357,18 @@ Upgrade.upgrade = function (callback) {
 									if (err || !settings) {
 										return next(err);
 									}
-
+                  var newSettings = {};
 									keys.forEach(function (key) {
 										if (settings[key] && settings[key].indexOf(' | ') === -1) {
-											settings[key] = map[settings[key]] || '';
+											newSettings[key] = map[settings[key]] || '';
 										}
 									});
-
-									user.saveSettings(uid, settings, next);
+                  
+                  if (Object.keys(newSettings).length) {
+									  user.saveSettings(uid, settings, next);
+                  } else {
+                    setImmediate(next);
+                  }
 								});
 							}, next);
 						}, cb);