diff --git a/.meteor/versions b/.meteor/versions
index 18262ca1bd7cd..643ad454e4341 100644
--- a/.meteor/versions
+++ b/.meteor/versions
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ konecty:change-case@2.3.0
 konecty:delayed-task@1.0.0
 konecty:mongo-counter@0.0.5_3
 konecty:multiple-instances-status@1.1.0
-konecty:user-presence@2.0.1
+konecty:user-presence@2.1.0
 launch-screen@1.1.1
 less@2.7.12
 livedata@1.0.18
diff --git a/client/startup/startup.js b/client/startup/startup.js
index 4a92434be37c8..43c66a74d8dbe 100644
--- a/client/startup/startup.js
+++ b/client/startup/startup.js
@@ -17,21 +17,7 @@ if (window.DISABLE_ANIMATION) {
 Meteor.startup(function() {
 	TimeSync.loggingEnabled = false;
 
-	const userHasPreferences = (user) => {
-		if (!user) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		const userHasSettings = user.hasOwnProperty('settings');
-
-		if (!userHasSettings) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		return user.settings.hasOwnProperty('preferences');
-	};
 
-	Meteor.subscribe('activeUsers');
 
 	Session.setDefault('AvatarRandom', 0);
 
@@ -91,41 +77,50 @@ Meteor.startup(function() {
 		}
 	};
 
-	const defaultIdleTimeLimit = 300;
-
-	Meteor.subscribe('userData', function() {
-		const user = Meteor.user();
-		const userLanguage = user && user.language ? user.language : window.defaultUserLanguage();
+	Meteor.subscribe('userData');
 
-		if (!userHasPreferences(user)) {
-			UserPresence.awayTime = defaultIdleTimeLimit * 1000;
-			UserPresence.start();
-		} else {
-			UserPresence.awayTime = (user.settings.preferences.idleTimeLimit || defaultIdleTimeLimit) * 1000;
+	Tracker.autorun(function(computation) {
+		if (!Meteor.userId() && !RocketChat.settings.get('Accounts_AllowAnonymousRead')) {
+			return;
+		}
+		Meteor.subscribe('activeUsers');
+		computation.stop();
+	});
 
-			if (user.settings.preferences.hasOwnProperty('enableAutoAway')) {
-				user.settings.preferences.enableAutoAway && UserPresence.start();
-			} else {
-				UserPresence.start();
+	let status = undefined;
+	Tracker.autorun(function() {
+		if (!Meteor.userId()) {
+			return;
+		}
+		const user = RocketChat.models.Users.findOne(Meteor.userId(), {
+			fields: {
+				status: 1,
+				language: 1,
+				'settings.idleTimeLimit': 1,
+				'settings.enableAutoAway': 1
 			}
+		});
+
+		if (!user) {
+			return;
 		}
 
+		const userLanguage = user.language ? user.language : window.defaultUserLanguage();
 		if (localStorage.getItem('userLanguage') !== userLanguage) {
 			localStorage.setItem('userLanguage', userLanguage);
+			window.setLanguage(userLanguage);
 		}
 
-		window.setLanguage(userLanguage);
+		if (RocketChat.getUserPreference(user, 'enableAutoAway')) {
+			const idleTimeLimit = RocketChat.getUserPreference(user, 'idleTimeLimit') || 300;
+			UserPresence.awayTime = idleTimeLimit * 1000;
+		}
 
-		let status = undefined;
-		Tracker.autorun(function() {
-			if (!Meteor.userId()) {
-				return;
-			}
+		UserPresence.start();
 
-			if (user && user.status !== status) {
-				status = user.status;
-				fireGlobalEvent('status-changed', status);
-			}
-		});
+		if (user.status !== status) {
+			status = user.status;
+			fireGlobalEvent('status-changed', status);
+		}
 	});
 });