diff --git a/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/permission/handlers/LuckPermsHandler.java b/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/permission/handlers/LuckPermsHandler.java
index e76e65c1..25a8b8dc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/permission/handlers/LuckPermsHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/permission/handlers/LuckPermsHandler.java
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 /**
@@ -63,7 +66,11 @@ public class LuckPermsHandler implements PermissionHandler {
         if (user == null) {
             // user not loaded, we need to load them from the storage.
             // this is a blocking call.
-            luckPermsApi.getStorage().loadUser(playerUuid).join();
+            try {
+                luckPermsApi.getStorage().loadUser(playerUuid).get(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+            } catch (InterruptedException | TimeoutException | ExecutionException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }
 
             // then grab a new instance
             user = luckPermsApi.getUser(playerUuid);