diff --git a/src/upgrades/sound_settings.js b/src/upgrades/sound_settings.js
index 4c8359fc2e..5ba958f591 100644
--- a/src/upgrades/sound_settings.js
+++ b/src/upgrades/sound_settings.js
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ module.exports = {
 
 					batch.processSortedSet('users:joindate', function (ids, next) {
 						async.each(ids, function (uid, next) {
-							user.getSettings(uid, function (err, settings) {
-								if (err) {
+							db.getObject('user:' + uid + ':settings', function (err, settings) {
+								if (err || !settings) {
 									return next(err);
 								}