diff --git a/src/posts.js b/src/posts.js
index 3c9714b5bc..5a09ff0df8 100644
--- a/src/posts.js
+++ b/src/posts.js
@@ -107,28 +107,29 @@ marked.setOptions({
 	}
 
 	Posts.getPostsByPids = function(pids, callback) {
-		var posts = [], 
-			loaded = 0;
-
-		for(var i=0, ii=pids.length; i<ii; ++i) {
-			(function(index, pid) {
-				Posts.getPostData(pid, function(postData) {
-				
-					if(postData) {
-						postData.relativeTime = utils.relativeTime(postData.timestamp);	
-						postData.post_rep = postData.reputation;
-						postData['edited-class'] = postData.editor !== '' ? '' : 'none';
-						postData['relativeEditTime'] = postData.edited !== '0' ? utils.relativeTime(postData.edited) : '';
-						postData.content = marked(postData.content || '');
-						posts[index] = postData;
-					}
-					
-					++loaded;
-					if(loaded === pids.length)
-						callback(posts);
-				});
-			}(i, pids[i]));
+		var posts = [];			
+
+		function iterator(pid, callback) {
+			Posts.getPostData(pid, function(postData) {
+				if(postData) {
+					postData.relativeTime = utils.relativeTime(postData.timestamp);	
+					postData.post_rep = postData.reputation;
+					postData['edited-class'] = postData.editor !== '' ? '' : 'none';
+					postData['relativeEditTime'] = postData.edited !== '0' ? utils.relativeTime(postData.edited) : '';
+					postData.content = marked(postData.content || '');
+					posts.push(postData);
+				}
+				callback(null);
+			});
 		}
+
+		async.eachSeries(pids, iterator, function(err) {
+			if(!err) {
+				callback(posts);
+			} else {
+				callback([]);
+			}
+		});
 	}
 
 	Posts.getPostField = function(pid, field, callback) {
diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index bb53236273..a7c37f7cde 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ marked.setOptions({
 	Topics.getTeasers = function(tids, callback) {
 		var teasers = [];
 		if (Array.isArray(tids)) {
-			async.each(tids, function(tid, next) {
+			async.eachSeries(tids, function(tid, next) {
 				Topics.getTeaser(tid, function(err, teaser_info) {
 					if (err) teaser_info = {};
 					teasers.push(teaser_info);
diff --git a/src/user.js b/src/user.js
index e32214f483..8dcc3f1b48 100644
--- a/src/user.js
+++ b/src/user.js
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ var utils = require('./../public/src/utils.js'),
 			});
 		}
 
-		async.each(uuids, iterator, function(err) {
+		async.eachSeries(uuids, iterator, function(err) {
 			if(!err) {
 				callback(returnData);
 			} else {
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ var utils = require('./../public/src/utils.js'),
 			});
 		}
 		
-		async.each(uids, iterator, function(err) {
+		async.eachSeries(uids, iterator, function(err) {
 			callback(returnData);
 		});
 	}
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ var utils = require('./../public/src/utils.js'),
 			});
 		}
 
-		async.each(uids, iterator, function(err) {
+		async.eachSeries(uids, iterator, function(err) {
 			callback(usernames);			
 		});
 	}
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ var utils = require('./../public/src/utils.js'),
 			});
 		}
 
-		async.each(uids, iterator, function(err) {
+		async.eachSeries(uids, iterator, function(err) {
 			callback(userslugs);			
 		});
 	}