diff --git a/views/user/friends.js b/views/user/friends.js
index cdc14c8..f33faaf 100644
--- a/views/user/friends.js
+++ b/views/user/friends.js
@@ -21,40 +21,31 @@ module.exports = function(server) {
                 isRequired: true
             }
         }
-    }, db.redisView(function(client, done, req, res) {
+    }, user.userIDView(function(client, done, req, res, id) {
         var GET = req.params;
-        var email = req._email;
-
-        user.getUserIDFromEmail(client, email, function(err, id) {
-            if (err || !id) {
-                res.json(500, {error: err || 'db_error'});
+        
+        (function(cb) {
+            var friends = 'friends:' + id;
+            if (GET.only === 'online') {
+                return client.sinter(friends, 'authenticated', cb);
+            } else if (GET.only === 'played' && GET.game) {
+                return client.sinter(friends, 'gamePlayed:' + GET.game, cb);
+            } else if (GET.only === 'playedOnline' && GET.game) {
+                return client.sinter(friends, 'authenticated', 'gamePlayed:' + GET.game, cb);
+            } else if (GET.only === 'playing' && GET.game) {
+                return client.sinter(friends, 'gamePlaying:' + GET.game, cb);
+            } else {
+                return client.smembers(friends, cb);
+            }
+        })(function(err, friends) {
+            if (err || !friends) {
+                res.json(400, {error: 'no_friends'});
                 done();
                 return;
             }
-
-            (function(cb) {
-                var friends = 'friends:' + id;
-                if (GET.only === 'online') {
-                    return client.sinter(friends, 'authenticated', cb);
-                } else if (GET.only === 'played' && GET.game) {
-                    return client.sinter(friends, 'gamePlayed:' + GET.game, cb);
-                } else if (GET.only === 'playedOnline' && GET.game) {
-                    return client.sinter(friends, 'authenticated', 'gamePlayed:' + GET.game, cb);
-                } else if (GET.only === 'playing' && GET.game) {
-                    return client.sinter(friends, 'gamePlaying:' + GET.game, cb);
-                } else {
-                    return client.smembers(friends, cb);
-                }
-            })(function(err, friends) {
-                if (err || !friends) {
-                    res.json(400, {error: 'no_friends'});
-                    done();
-                    return;
-                }
-                user.getPublicUserObjList(client, friends, function(objs) {
-                    done();
-                    res.json(objs);
-                });
+            user.getPublicUserObjList(client, friends, function(objs) {
+                done();
+                res.json(objs);
             });
         });
     }));
@@ -78,30 +69,18 @@ module.exports = function(server) {
                 isRequired: true
             }
         }
-    }, db.redisView(function(client, done, req, res) {
+    }, user.userIDView(function(client, done, req, res, id) {
         var POST = req.params;
-        var email = req._email;
         var recipient = POST.recipient;
 
-        user.getUserIDFromEmail(client, email, function(err, id) {
-            if (err || !id) {
-                res.json(500, {error: err || 'db_error'});
+        client.hexists('users', recipient, function(err, resp) {
+            if (err || !resp) {
+                res.json(400, {error: 'bad_recipient'});
                 done();
                 return;
             }
-            checkRecipient(id);
+            checkNotFriends(id);
         });
-
-        function checkRecipient(id) {
-            client.hexists('users', recipient, function(err, resp) {
-                if (err || !resp) {
-                    res.json(400, {error: 'bad_recipient'});
-                    done();
-                    return;
-                }
-                checkNotFriends(id);
-            });
-        }
         function checkNotFriends(id) {
             client.sismember('friends:' + id, recipient, function(err, resp) {
                 if (err || resp) {
@@ -158,32 +137,23 @@ module.exports = function(server) {
                 isRequired: true
             }
         }
-    }, db.redisView(function(client, done, req, res) {
+    }, user.userIDView(function(client, done, req, res, id) {
         var GET = req.params;
-        var email = req._email;
-
-        user.getUserIDFromEmail(client, email, function(err, id) {
-            if (err || !id) {
-                res.json(500, {error: err || 'db_error'});
-                done();
-                return;
-            }
-            client.sdiff(
-                'friendRequests:' + id,
-                'ignoredFriendRequests:' + id,
-                function(err, friends) {
-                    if (err || !friends) {
-                        res.json(500, {error: 'no_friends'});
-                        done();
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    user.getPublicUserObjList(client, friends, function(objs) {
-                        done();
-                        res.json(objs);
-                    });
+        client.sdiff(
+            'friendRequests:' + id,
+            'ignoredFriendRequests:' + id,
+            function(err, friends) {
+                if (err || !friends) {
+                    res.json(500, {error: 'no_friends'});
+                    done();
+                    return;
                 }
-            );
-        });
+                user.getPublicUserObjList(client, friends, function(objs) {
+                    done();
+                    res.json(objs);
+                });
+            }
+        );
     }));
 
     server.post({
@@ -203,31 +173,19 @@ module.exports = function(server) {
                 isRequired: true
             }
         }
-    }, db.redisView(function(client, done, req, res) {
+    }, user.userIDView(function(client, done, req, res, id) {
         var POST = req.params;
-        var email = req._email;
         var acceptee = POST.acceptee;
 
-        user.getUserIDFromEmail(client, email, function(err, id) {
-            if (err || !id) {
-                res.json(500, {error: err || 'db_error'});
+        client.sismember('friendRequests:' + id, acceptee, function(err, resp) {
+            if (err || !resp) {
+                res.json(400, {error: 'request_not_found'});
                 done();
                 return;
             }
-            checkRequestExists(id);
+            addFriends(id);
         });
 
-        function checkRequestExists(id) {
-            client.sismember('friendRequests:' + id, acceptee, function(err, resp) {
-                if (err || !resp) {
-                    res.json(400, {error: 'request_not_found'});
-                    done();
-                    return;
-                }
-                addFriends(id);
-            });
-        }
-
         function addFriends(id) {
             client.sadd('friends:' + acceptee, id);
             client.sadd('friends:' + id, acceptee);
@@ -269,27 +227,19 @@ module.exports = function(server) {
                 isRequired: true
             }
         }
-    }, db.redisView(function(client, done, req, res) {
+    }, user.userIDView(function(client, done, req, res, id) {
         var POST = req.params;
-        var email = req._email;
         var rejectee = POST.rejectee;
 
-        user.getUserIDFromEmail(client, email, function(err, id) {
-            if (err || !id) {
-                res.json(500, {error: err || 'db_error'});
+        client.sismember('friendRequests:' + id, rejectee, function(err, resp) {
+            if (err || !resp) {
+                res.json(400, {error: 'request_not_found'});
                 done();
                 return;
             }
-            client.sismember('friendRequests:' + id, rejectee, function(err, resp) {
-                if (err || !resp) {
-                    res.json(400, {error: 'request_not_found'});
-                    done();
-                    return;
-                }
-                client.sadd('ignoreFriendRequests:' + id, rejectee);
-                res.json(202, {success: true});
-                done();
-            });
+            client.sadd('ignoreFriendRequests:' + id, rejectee);
+            res.json(202, {success: true});
+            done();
         });
     }));
 
@@ -310,31 +260,19 @@ module.exports = function(server) {
                 isRequired: true
             }
         }
-    }, db.redisView(function(client, done, req, res) {
+    }, user.userIDView(function(client, done, req, res, id) {
         var POST = req.params;
-        var email = req._email;
         var exfriend = POST.exfriend;
 
-        user.getUserIDFromEmail(client, email, function(err, id) {
-            if (err || !id) {
-                res.json(500, {error: err || 'db_error'});
+        client.sismember('friends:' + id, exfriend, function(err, resp) {
+            if (err || !resp) {
+                res.json(400, {error: 'friend_not_found'});
                 done();
                 return;
             }
-            checkFriendExists(id);
+            unfriendFriend(id);
         });
 
-        function checkFriendExists(id) {
-            client.sismember('friends:' + id, exfriend, function(err, resp) {
-                if (err || !resp) {
-                    res.json(400, {error: 'friend_not_found'});
-                    done();
-                    return;
-                }
-                unfriendFriend(id);
-            });
-        }
-
         function unfriendFriend(id) {
             client.srem('friends:' + exfriend, id);
             client.srem('friends:' + id, exfriend);
diff --git a/views/user/profile.js b/views/user/profile.js
index 11212f4..8020fc1 100644
--- a/views/user/profile.js
+++ b/views/user/profile.js
@@ -34,27 +34,16 @@ module.exports = function(server) {
                 isRequired: false,
             }
         }
-    }, db.redisView(function(client, done, req, res) {
+    }, user.userIDView(function(client, done, req, res, id) {
         var DATA = req.params;
-        var email = req._email;
-
-        user.getUserIDFromEmail(client, email, function(err, userID) {
-            if (err || !userID) {
-                res.json(500, {error: err || 'db_error'});
-                done();
-                return;
+        var dataToUpdate = _.pick(DATA, 'username', 'email');
+        user.updateUser(client, id, dataToUpdate, function(err, newUserData) {
+            if (err) {
+                res.json(500, {error: err});
+            } else {
+                res.json(202, {success: true});
             }
-
-            var dataToUpdate = _.pick(DATA, 'username', 'email');
-            user.updateUser(client, userID, dataToUpdate, function(err, newUserData) {
-                if (err) {
-                    res.json(500, {error: err});
-                } else {
-                    res.json(202, {success: true});
-                }
-                done();
-            });
+            done();
         });
-        
     }));
 };
diff --git a/views/user/purchase.js b/views/user/purchase.js
index 4507133..6961157 100644
--- a/views/user/purchase.js
+++ b/views/user/purchase.js
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@ module.exports = function(server) {
                 isRequired: true
             }
         }
-    }, function(req, res) {
+    }, user.userIDView(function(client, done, req, res, id) {
         var POST = req.params;
-        var email = req._email;
 
         // TODO: Accept ID *or* slug.
         var game = POST.game;
@@ -34,21 +33,13 @@ module.exports = function(server) {
             return;
         }
 
-        var redisClient = db.redis();
-        user.getUserIDFromEmail(redisClient, email, function(err, id) {
-            if (err || !id) {
-                redisClient.end();
-                res.json(400, {error: err || 'no_user_found'});
+        client.sadd('gamesPurchased:' + id, game, function(err) {
+            done();
+            if (err) {
+                res.json(500, {error: 'internal_db_error'});
                 return;
             }
-            redisClient.sadd('gamesPurchased:' + id, game, function(err) {
-                redisClient.end();
-                if (err) {
-                    res.json(500, {error: 'internal_db_error'});
-                    return;
-                }
-                res.json({success: true});
-            });
+            res.json({success: true});
         });
     });
 };