diff --git a/modules/users/users.js b/modules/users/users.js
index dc849ec..e8c376e 100644
--- a/modules/users/users.js
+++ b/modules/users/users.js
@@ -196,24 +196,22 @@ var users = function(dbot) {
         dbot.instance.addListener('366', 'users', function(event) {
             var checkChannel = function(channel) {
                 async.eachSeries(_.keys(event.channel.nicks), function(nick, next) {
-                    process.nextTick(function() {
-                        var staff = event.channel.nicks[nick];
-                        
-                        this.api.resolveUser(event.server, nick, function(user) {
-                            var checkChannelUser = function(user) {
-                                if(!_.include(channel.users, user.id)) {
-                                    this.internalAPI.addChannelUser(channel, user, staff, next); 
-                                } else {
-                                    this.internalAPI.modChannelStaff(channel, user, staff, next);
-                                }
-                            }.bind(this);
-
-                            if(user) {
-                                checkChannelUser(user); 
+                    var staff = event.channel.nicks[nick];
+                    
+                    this.api.resolveUser(event.server, nick, function(user) {
+                        var checkChannelUser = function(user) {
+                            if(!_.include(channel.users, user.id)) {
+                                this.internalAPI.addChannelUser(channel, user, staff, next); 
                             } else {
-                                this.internalAPI.createUser(event.server, nick, checkChannelUser);
+                                this.internalAPI.modChannelStaff(channel, user, staff, next);
                             }
-                        }.bind(this));
+                        }.bind(this);
+
+                        if(user) {
+                            checkChannelUser(user); 
+                        } else {
+                            this.internalAPI.createUser(event.server, nick, checkChannelUser);
+                        }
                     }.bind(this));
                 }.bind(this), function(err) {
                     console.log('finished checking ' + channel);