diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/UserMap.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/UserMap.java
index c979e5046..d15438c7d 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/UserMap.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/UserMap.java
@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
 package com.earth2me.essentials;
 
+import com.google.common.cache.Cache;
+import com.google.common.cache.CacheBuilder;
+import com.google.common.cache.CacheLoader;
+import com.google.common.util.concurrent.UncheckedExecutionException;
 import java.io.File;
-import java.lang.ref.SoftReference;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentSkipListSet;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 
 
-public class UserMap implements IConf
+public class UserMap extends CacheLoader<String, User> implements IConf
 {
 	private final transient IEssentials ess;
-	private final transient Map<String, SoftReference<User>> users = new HashMap<String, SoftReference<User>>();
-	//CacheBuilder.newBuilder().softValues().build(this);
-	//private final transient ConcurrentSkipListSet<String> keys = new ConcurrentSkipListSet<String>();
+	private final transient Cache<String, User> users = CacheBuilder.newBuilder().softValues().build(this);
+	private final transient ConcurrentSkipListSet<String> keys = new ConcurrentSkipListSet<String>();
 
 	public UserMap(final IEssentials ess)
 	{
@@ -35,19 +37,16 @@ public class UserMap implements IConf
 				{
 					return;
 				}
-				synchronized (users)
+				keys.clear();
+				users.invalidateAll();
+				for (String string : userdir.list())
 				{
-					users.clear();
-
-					for (String string : userdir.list())
+					if (!string.endsWith(".yml"))
 					{
-						if (!string.endsWith(".yml"))
-						{
-							continue;
-						}
-						final String name = string.substring(0, string.length() - 4);
-						users.put(Util.sanitizeFileName(name), null);
+						continue;
 					}
+					final String name = string.substring(0, string.length() - 4);
+					keys.add(Util.sanitizeFileName(name));
 				}
 			}
 		});
@@ -55,43 +54,40 @@ public class UserMap implements IConf
 
 	public boolean userExists(final String name)
 	{
-		return users.containsKey(Util.sanitizeFileName(name));
+		return keys.contains(Util.sanitizeFileName(name));
 	}
 
 	public User getUser(final String name)
 	{
 		try
 		{
-			synchronized (users)
-			{
-				final SoftReference<User> softRef = users.get(Util.sanitizeFileName(name));
-				User user = softRef == null ? null : softRef.get();
-				if (user == null)
-				{
-					user = load(name);
-					users.put(name, new SoftReference<User>(user));
-				}
-				return user;
-			}
+			return users.get(Util.sanitizeFileName(name));
 		}
-		catch (Exception ex)
+		catch (ExecutionException ex)
+		{
+			return null;
+		}
+		catch (UncheckedExecutionException ex)
 		{
 			return null;
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
 	public User load(final String name) throws Exception
 	{
 		for (Player player : ess.getServer().getOnlinePlayers())
 		{
 			if (player.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(name))
 			{
+				keys.add(Util.sanitizeFileName(name));
 				return new User(player, ess);
 			}
 		}
 		final File userFile = getUserFile(name);
 		if (userFile.exists())
 		{
+			keys.add(Util.sanitizeFileName(name));
 			return new User(new OfflinePlayer(name, ess), ess);
 		}
 		throw new Exception("User not found!");
@@ -105,28 +101,20 @@ public class UserMap implements IConf
 
 	public void removeUser(final String name)
 	{
-		synchronized (users)
-		{
-			users.remove(Util.sanitizeFileName(name));
-		}
+		keys.remove(Util.sanitizeFileName(name));
+		users.invalidate(Util.sanitizeFileName(name));
 	}
 
 	public Set<String> getAllUniqueUsers()
 	{
-		synchronized (users)
-		{
-			return new HashSet<String>(users.keySet());
-		}
+		return Collections.unmodifiableSet(keys);
 	}
 
 	public int getUniqueUsers()
 	{
-		synchronized (users)
-		{
-			return users.size();
-		}
+		return keys.size();
 	}
-
+	
 	public File getUserFile(final String name)
 	{
 		final File userFolder = new File(ess.getDataFolder(), "userdata");