diff --git a/assets/voxygen/i18n/pt_BR.ron b/assets/voxygen/i18n/pt_BR.ron
index 7ae905fc49..91a2ef4b90 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/i18n/pt_BR.ron
+++ b/assets/voxygen/i18n/pt_BR.ron
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ Aproveite a sua estadia no Mundo de Veloren."#,
         "hud.settings.maximum_fps": "FPS máximo",
         "hud.settings.fov": "Campo de visão(graus)",
         "hud.settings.gamma": "Gama",
-        "hud.settings.antialiasing_mode": Modo de antialiasing",
+        "hud.settings.antialiasing_mode": "Modo de antialiasing",
         "hud.settings.cloud_rendering_mode": "Modo de Renderização das Nuvens",
         "hud.settings.fluid_rendering_mode": "Modo de Renderização dos Fluidos",
         "hud.settings.fluid_rendering_mode.cheap": "Barato",
diff --git a/server/src/events/player.rs b/server/src/events/player.rs
index 8c14b647de..3494988f8e 100644
--- a/server/src/events/player.rs
+++ b/server/src/events/player.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ pub fn handle_exit_ingame(server: &mut Server, entity: EcsEntity) {
 }
 
 pub fn handle_client_disconnect(server: &mut Server, entity: EcsEntity) -> Event {
-    let db_dir = &server.server_settings.persistence_db_dir.clone();
     let state = server.state_mut();
 
     // Tell other clients to remove from player list
@@ -73,12 +72,13 @@ pub fn handle_client_disconnect(server: &mut Server, entity: EcsEntity) -> Event
     }
 
     // Sync the player's character data to the database
-    if let (Some(player), Some(stats)) = (
+    if let (Some(player), Some(stats), updater) = (
         state.read_storage::<Player>().get(entity),
         state.read_storage::<comp::Stats>().get(entity),
+        state.ecs().read_resource::<persistence::stats::Updater>(),
     ) {
         if let Some(character_id) = player.character_id {
-            persistence::stats::update_item(character_id, stats, db_dir);
+            updater.update(character_id, stats);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/lib.rs b/server/src/lib.rs
index ebe55fa292..10fdb50740 100644
--- a/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/src/lib.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ impl Server {
             .insert(AuthProvider::new(settings.auth_server_address.clone()));
         state.ecs_mut().insert(Tick(0));
         state.ecs_mut().insert(ChunkGenerator::new());
+        state.ecs_mut().insert(persistence::stats::Updater::new(
+            settings.persistence_db_dir.clone(),
+        ));
+        state.ecs_mut().insert(crate::settings::PersistenceDBDir(
+            settings.persistence_db_dir.clone(),
+        ));
 
         // System timers for performance monitoring
         state.ecs_mut().insert(sys::EntitySyncTimer::default());
@@ -117,9 +123,6 @@ impl Server {
         // Server-only components
         state.ecs_mut().register::<RegionSubscription>();
         state.ecs_mut().register::<Client>();
-        state.ecs_mut().insert(crate::settings::PersistenceDBDir(
-            settings.persistence_db_dir.clone(),
-        ));
 
         #[cfg(feature = "worldgen")]
         let world = World::generate(settings.world_seed, WorldOpts {
diff --git a/server/src/persistence/stats.rs b/server/src/persistence/stats.rs
index 57a66bfdab..52aecea414 100644
--- a/server/src/persistence/stats.rs
+++ b/server/src/persistence/stats.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ extern crate diesel;
 
 use super::{establish_connection, models::StatsUpdate, schema};
 use crate::comp;
+use crossbeam::channel;
 use diesel::prelude::*;
 
-fn update(character_id: i32, stats: &comp::Stats, connection: &SqliteConnection) {
+fn update(character_id: i32, stats: &StatsUpdate, connection: &SqliteConnection) {
     if let Err(error) =
         diesel::update(schema::stats::table.filter(schema::stats::character_id.eq(character_id)))
-            .set(&StatsUpdate::from(stats))
+            .set(stats)
             .execute(connection)
     {
         log::warn!(
@@ -18,12 +19,58 @@ fn update(character_id: i32, stats: &comp::Stats, connection: &SqliteConnection)
     }
 }
 
-pub fn update_item(character_id: i32, stats: &comp::Stats, db_dir: &str) {
-    update(character_id, stats, &establish_connection(db_dir));
-}
-
-pub fn batch_update<'a>(updates: impl Iterator<Item = (i32, &'a comp::Stats)>, db_dir: &str) {
+fn batch_update(updates: impl Iterator<Item = (i32, StatsUpdate)>, db_dir: &str) {
     let connection = establish_connection(db_dir);
+    if let Err(err) = connection.transaction::<_, diesel::result::Error, _>(|| {
+        updates.for_each(|(character_id, stats_update)| {
+            update(character_id, &stats_update, &connection)
+        });
 
-    updates.for_each(|(character_id, stats)| update(character_id, stats, &connection));
+        Ok(())
+    }) {
+        log::error!("Error during stats batch update transaction: {:?}", err);
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Updater {
+    update_tx: Option<channel::Sender<Vec<(i32, StatsUpdate)>>>,
+    handle: Option<std::thread::JoinHandle<()>>,
+}
+impl Updater {
+    pub fn new(db_dir: String) -> Self {
+        let (update_tx, update_rx) = channel::unbounded::<Vec<(i32, StatsUpdate)>>();
+        let handle = std::thread::spawn(move || {
+            while let Ok(updates) = update_rx.recv() {
+                batch_update(updates.into_iter(), &db_dir);
+            }
+        });
+
+        Self {
+            update_tx: Some(update_tx),
+            handle: Some(handle),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn batch_update<'a>(&self, updates: impl Iterator<Item = (i32, &'a comp::Stats)>) {
+        let updates = updates
+            .map(|(id, stats)| (id, StatsUpdate::from(stats)))
+            .collect();
+
+        if let Err(err) = self.update_tx.as_ref().unwrap().send(updates) {
+            log::error!("Could not send stats updates: {:?}", err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn update(&self, character_id: i32, stats: &comp::Stats) {
+        self.batch_update(std::iter::once((character_id, stats)));
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for Updater {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        drop(self.update_tx.take());
+        if let Err(err) = self.handle.take().unwrap().join() {
+            log::error!("Error from joining stats update thread: {:?}", err);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/sys/persistence/stats.rs b/server/src/sys/persistence/stats.rs
index 88d6d3f542..af3c63153f 100644
--- a/server/src/sys/persistence/stats.rs
+++ b/server/src/sys/persistence/stats.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{
     persistence::stats,
-    settings::PersistenceDBDir,
     sys::{SysScheduler, SysTimer},
 };
 use common::comp::{Player, Stats};
@@ -12,25 +11,22 @@ impl<'a> System<'a> for Sys {
     type SystemData = (
         ReadStorage<'a, Player>,
         ReadStorage<'a, Stats>,
-        ReadExpect<'a, PersistenceDBDir>,
+        ReadExpect<'a, stats::Updater>,
         Write<'a, SysScheduler<Self>>,
         Write<'a, SysTimer<Self>>,
     );
 
     fn run(
         &mut self,
-        (players, player_stats, persistence_db_dir, mut scheduler, mut timer): Self::SystemData,
+        (players, player_stats, updater, mut scheduler, mut timer): Self::SystemData,
     ) {
         if scheduler.should_run() {
             timer.start();
-
-            stats::batch_update(
+            updater.batch_update(
                 (&players, &player_stats)
                     .join()
                     .filter_map(|(player, stats)| player.character_id.map(|id| (id, stats))),
-                &persistence_db_dir.0,
             );
-
             timer.end();
         }
     }