diff --git a/server/lemmy_db/src/community.rs b/server/lemmy_db/src/community.rs
index 3ab8e089e..d7c741642 100644
--- a/server/lemmy_db/src/community.rs
+++ b/server/lemmy_db/src/community.rs
@@ -162,12 +162,13 @@ impl Community {
   }
 
   pub fn upsert(conn: &PgConnection, community_form: &CommunityForm) -> Result<Community, Error> {
-    let existing = Self::read_from_actor_id(conn, &community_form.actor_id);
-    match existing {
-      Err(NotFound {}) => Ok(Self::create(conn, &community_form)?),
-      Ok(c) => Ok(Self::update(conn, c.id, &community_form)?),
-      Err(e) => Err(e),
-    }
+    use crate::schema::community::dsl::*;
+    insert_into(community)
+      .values(community_form)
+      .on_conflict(actor_id)
+      .do_update()
+      .set(community_form)
+      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/server/lemmy_db/src/post.rs b/server/lemmy_db/src/post.rs
index 499847d63..7e8ec13a9 100644
--- a/server/lemmy_db/src/post.rs
+++ b/server/lemmy_db/src/post.rs
@@ -180,13 +180,11 @@ impl Post {
   }
 
   pub fn upsert(conn: &PgConnection, post_form: &PostForm) -> Result<Post, Error> {
-    let existing = Self::read_from_apub_id(conn, &post_form.ap_id);
-    match existing {
-      Err(NotFound {}) => Ok(Self::create(conn, &post_form)?),
-      // both the old and new comment should be identical so no need to do an update here
-      Ok(p) => Ok(Self::read(conn, p.id)?),
-      Err(e) => Err(e),
-    }
+    use crate::schema::post::dsl::*;
+    insert_into(post)
+      .values(post_form)
+      .on_conflict_do_nothing()
+      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/server/lemmy_db/src/user.rs b/server/lemmy_db/src/user.rs
index 1a6ff9db2..42cd8e06f 100644
--- a/server/lemmy_db/src/user.rs
+++ b/server/lemmy_db/src/user.rs
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ impl User_ {
   }
 
   pub fn upsert(conn: &PgConnection, user_form: &UserForm) -> Result<User_, Error> {
-    let existing = Self::read_from_actor_id(conn, &user_form.actor_id);
-    match existing {
-      Err(NotFound {}) => Ok(Self::create(conn, &user_form)?),
-      Ok(u) => Ok(Self::update(conn, u.id, &user_form)?),
-      Err(e) => Err(e),
-    }
+    insert_into(user_)
+      .values(user_form)
+      .on_conflict(actor_id)
+      .do_update()
+      .set(user_form)
+      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
   }
 }