diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sorincos/mytumble/MongoConnector.java b/src/main/java/org/sorincos/mytumble/MongoConnector.java
index 71fc2ff..4f3649f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sorincos/mytumble/MongoConnector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sorincos/mytumble/MongoConnector.java
@@ -77,11 +77,12 @@ private void resetUsers(Message<String> msg) {
 	}
 
 	private void saveUser(Message<JsonObject> msg) {
-		vertx.<JsonObject>executeBlocking(future -> {
+		vertx.<JsonObject>executeBlocking(fiberHandler(future -> {
 			try {
 				MongoClient client = vertx.getOrCreateContext().get("mongoclient");
 				JsonObject user = msg.body();
-				client.save("users", user, h -> {
+				JsonObject newUser = hydrateOldUser(client, (JsonObject) user);
+				client.save("users", newUser, h -> {
 					if (h.failed())
 						logger.info("User upsert failed: " + h.cause().getLocalizedMessage());
 				});
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ private void saveUser(Message<JsonObject> msg) {
 				ex.printStackTrace();
 				future.fail(ex.getLocalizedMessage());
 			}
-		}, result -> {
+		}), result -> {
 			if (result.succeeded())
 				msg.reply(result.result());
 			else
@@ -104,26 +105,12 @@ private void saveUsers(Message<JsonArray> msg) {
 			try {
 				MongoClient client = vertx.getOrCreateContext().get("mongoclient");
 				ArrayList<Object> users = Lists.newArrayList(msg.body());
-				int total = users.size();
-				logger.info("Saving users: " + total);
-				int followsme = 0;
-				int ifollow = 0;
 				for (Object user : users) {
-					if (((JsonObject) user).getBoolean("ifollow") != null && ((JsonObject) user).getBoolean("ifollow"))
-						ifollow++;
-					if (((JsonObject) user).getBoolean("followsme") != null
-					        && ((JsonObject) user).getBoolean("followsme"))
-						followsme++;
-					// await, to not kill Mongo's thread pool
-					String res = awaitResult(h -> client.save("users", (JsonObject) user, h));
+					JsonObject newUser = hydrateOldUser(client, (JsonObject) user);
+					String res = awaitResult(h -> client.save("users", newUser, h));
 					if (res != null) // not sure what that means
 						logger.error(res);
-					List<JsonObject> found = awaitResult(h -> client.find("users", (JsonObject) user, h));
-					if (found.size() != 1)
-						logger.error(found.size() + " for user " + ((JsonObject) user).getString("name"));
 				}
-				logger.info("ifollow " + ifollow);
-				logger.info("followsme " + followsme);
 				future.complete();
 			} catch (Exception ex) {
 				logger.error("Exception updating users: ", ex);
@@ -137,14 +124,26 @@ private void saveUsers(Message<JsonArray> msg) {
 		});
 	}
 
+	@Suspendable
+	private JsonObject hydrateOldUser(MongoClient client, JsonObject newUser) {
+		JsonObject query = new JsonObject().put("name", ((JsonObject) newUser).getString("name"));
+		List<JsonObject> oldUsers = awaitResult(h -> client.find("users", query, h));
+		if (oldUsers.size() < 1)
+			return newUser;
+		JsonObject oldUser = oldUsers.get(0);
+		return oldUser.mergeIn(newUser);
+	}
+
 	private void getUsers(Message<String> msg) {
 		JsonObject query = createQueryFromFilters(msg.body());
 		vertx.<JsonArray>executeBlocking(future -> {
 			MongoClient client = vertx.getOrCreateContext().get("mongoclient");
 			FindOptions options = new FindOptions().setSort(new JsonObject().put("name", 1));
 			client.findWithOptions("users", query, options, res -> {
-				if (res.failed())
+				if (res.failed()) {
 					future.fail(res.cause().getLocalizedMessage());
+					return;
+				}
 				final JsonArray users = new JsonArray();
 				res.result().forEach(users::add);
 				future.complete(users);
@@ -162,8 +161,10 @@ private void getUser(Message<JsonArray> msg) {
 		vertx.<JsonArray>executeBlocking(future -> {
 			MongoClient client = vertx.getOrCreateContext().get("mongoclient");
 			client.find("users", query, res -> {
-				if (res.failed())
+				if (res.failed()) {
 					future.fail(res.cause().getLocalizedMessage());
+					return;
+				}
 				final JsonArray users = new JsonArray();
 				res.result().forEach(users::add); // expected max one
 				future.complete(users);