diff --git a/app/authentication.go b/app/authentication.go
index c16e08615f..c5c4ebf907 100644
--- a/app/authentication.go
+++ b/app/authentication.go
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ func (a *App) CheckPasswordAndAllCriteria(user *model.User, password string, mfa
 	}
 
 	if err := a.checkUserPassword(user, password); err != nil {
-		if result := <-a.Srv.Store.User().UpdateFailedPasswordAttempts(user.Id, user.FailedAttempts+1); result.Err != nil {
-			return result.Err
+		if passErr := a.Srv.Store.User().UpdateFailedPasswordAttempts(user.Id, user.FailedAttempts+1); passErr != nil {
+			return passErr
 		}
 		return err
 	}
@@ -61,15 +61,15 @@ func (a *App) CheckPasswordAndAllCriteria(user *model.User, password string, mfa
 		// If the mfaToken is not set, we assume the client used this as a pre-flight request to query the server
 		// about the MFA state of the user in question
 		if mfaToken != "" {
-			if result := <-a.Srv.Store.User().UpdateFailedPasswordAttempts(user.Id, user.FailedAttempts+1); result.Err != nil {
-				return result.Err
+			if passErr := a.Srv.Store.User().UpdateFailedPasswordAttempts(user.Id, user.FailedAttempts+1); passErr != nil {
+				return passErr
 			}
 		}
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if result := <-a.Srv.Store.User().UpdateFailedPasswordAttempts(user.Id, 0); result.Err != nil {
-		return result.Err
+	if passErr := a.Srv.Store.User().UpdateFailedPasswordAttempts(user.Id, 0); passErr != nil {
+		return passErr
 	}
 
 	if err := a.CheckUserPostflightAuthenticationCriteria(user); err != nil {
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ func (a *App) DoubleCheckPassword(user *model.User, password string) *model.AppE
 	}
 
 	if err := a.checkUserPassword(user, password); err != nil {
-		if result := <-a.Srv.Store.User().UpdateFailedPasswordAttempts(user.Id, user.FailedAttempts+1); result.Err != nil {
-			return result.Err
+		if passErr := a.Srv.Store.User().UpdateFailedPasswordAttempts(user.Id, user.FailedAttempts+1); passErr != nil {
+			return passErr
 		}
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if result := <-a.Srv.Store.User().UpdateFailedPasswordAttempts(user.Id, 0); result.Err != nil {
-		return result.Err
+	if passErr := a.Srv.Store.User().UpdateFailedPasswordAttempts(user.Id, 0); passErr != nil {
+		return passErr
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/store/sqlstore/user_store.go b/store/sqlstore/user_store.go
index d53955afae..abd5ec62b0 100644
--- a/store/sqlstore/user_store.go
+++ b/store/sqlstore/user_store.go
@@ -255,14 +255,12 @@ func (us SqlUserStore) UpdatePassword(userId, hashedPassword string) store.Store
 	})
 }
 
-func (us SqlUserStore) UpdateFailedPasswordAttempts(userId string, attempts int) store.StoreChannel {
-	return store.Do(func(result *store.StoreResult) {
-		if _, err := us.GetMaster().Exec("UPDATE Users SET FailedAttempts = :FailedAttempts WHERE Id = :UserId", map[string]interface{}{"FailedAttempts": attempts, "UserId": userId}); err != nil {
-			result.Err = model.NewAppError("SqlUserStore.UpdateFailedPasswordAttempts", "store.sql_user.update_failed_pwd_attempts.app_error", nil, "user_id="+userId, http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		} else {
-			result.Data = userId
-		}
-	})
+func (us SqlUserStore) UpdateFailedPasswordAttempts(userId string, attempts int) *model.AppError {
+	if _, err := us.GetMaster().Exec("UPDATE Users SET FailedAttempts = :FailedAttempts WHERE Id = :UserId", map[string]interface{}{"FailedAttempts": attempts, "UserId": userId}); err != nil {
+		return model.NewAppError("SqlUserStore.UpdateFailedPasswordAttempts", "store.sql_user.update_failed_pwd_attempts.app_error", nil, "user_id="+userId, http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (us SqlUserStore) UpdateAuthData(userId string, service string, authData *string, email string, resetMfa bool) (string, *model.AppError) {
diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index 8f50e71c79..2d4bf4873c 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ type UserStore interface {
 	VerifyEmail(userId, email string) (string, *model.AppError)
 	GetEtagForAllProfiles() string
 	GetEtagForProfiles(teamId string) string
-	UpdateFailedPasswordAttempts(userId string, attempts int) StoreChannel
+	UpdateFailedPasswordAttempts(userId string, attempts int) *model.AppError
 	GetSystemAdminProfiles() (map[string]*model.User, *model.AppError)
 	PermanentDelete(userId string) *model.AppError
 	AnalyticsActiveCount(time int64) (int64, *model.AppError)
diff --git a/store/storetest/mocks/UserStore.go b/store/storetest/mocks/UserStore.go
index ea399aec69..10dd6e41a7 100644
--- a/store/storetest/mocks/UserStore.go
+++ b/store/storetest/mocks/UserStore.go
@@ -1072,15 +1072,15 @@ func (_m *UserStore) UpdateAuthData(userId string, service string, authData *str
 }
 
 // UpdateFailedPasswordAttempts provides a mock function with given fields: userId, attempts
-func (_m *UserStore) UpdateFailedPasswordAttempts(userId string, attempts int) store.StoreChannel {
+func (_m *UserStore) UpdateFailedPasswordAttempts(userId string, attempts int) *model.AppError {
 	ret := _m.Called(userId, attempts)
 
-	var r0 store.StoreChannel
-	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string, int) store.StoreChannel); ok {
+	var r0 *model.AppError
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string, int) *model.AppError); ok {
 		r0 = rf(userId, attempts)
 	} else {
 		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
-			r0 = ret.Get(0).(store.StoreChannel)
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).(*model.AppError)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/store/storetest/user_store.go b/store/storetest/user_store.go
index 0dec6d2555..cf1a0a6f43 100644
--- a/store/storetest/user_store.go
+++ b/store/storetest/user_store.go
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func testUserStoreUpdateFailedPasswordAttempts(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 	defer func() { require.Nil(t, ss.User().PermanentDelete(u1.Id)) }()
 	store.Must(ss.Team().SaveMember(&model.TeamMember{TeamId: model.NewId(), UserId: u1.Id}, -1))
 
-	if err := (<-ss.User().UpdateFailedPasswordAttempts(u1.Id, 3)).Err; err != nil {
+	if err := ss.User().UpdateFailedPasswordAttempts(u1.Id, 3); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}