diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 27f729a..ec0485b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -73,3 +73,6 @@ CTFd/uploads
 
 # JS
 node_modules/
+
+# Flask Profiler files
+flask_profiler.sql
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CTFd/cache/__init__.py b/CTFd/cache/__init__.py
index ba31a2b..fcb8b61 100644
--- a/CTFd/cache/__init__.py
+++ b/CTFd/cache/__init__.py
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ def clear_pages():
 
 
 def clear_user_session(user_id):
-    from CTFd.utils.user import get_user_type
+    from CTFd.utils.user import get_user_attrs
 
-    cache.delete_memoized(get_user_type, user_id=user_id)
+    cache.delete_memoized(get_user_attrs, user_id=user_id)
diff --git a/CTFd/constants/users.py b/CTFd/constants/users.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..123e39d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CTFd/constants/users.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+from collections import namedtuple
+
+UserAttrs = namedtuple(
+    "UserAttrs",
+    [
+        "id",
+        "oauth_id",
+        "name",
+        "email",
+        "type",
+        "secret",
+        "website",
+        "affiliation",
+        "country",
+        "bracket",
+        "hidden",
+        "banned",
+        "verified",
+        "team_id",
+        "created",
+    ],
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CTFd/utils/user/__init__.py b/CTFd/utils/user/__init__.py
index a5f0c22..c754b5e 100644
--- a/CTFd/utils/user/__init__.py
+++ b/CTFd/utils/user/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ from flask import current_app as app
 from flask import request, session
 
 from CTFd.cache import cache
-from CTFd.models import Fails, Users, db
+from CTFd.constants.users import UserAttrs
+from CTFd.models import Fails, Users, db, Teams
 from CTFd.utils import get_config
 
 
@@ -17,6 +18,24 @@ def get_current_user():
         return None
 
 
+def get_current_user_attrs():
+    if authed():
+        return get_user_attrs(user_id=session["id"])
+    else:
+        return None
+
+
+@cache.memoize()
+def get_user_attrs(user_id):
+    user = Users.query.filter_by(id=user_id).first()
+    if user:
+        d = {}
+        for field in UserAttrs._fields:
+            d[field] = getattr(user, field)
+        return UserAttrs(**d)
+    return user
+
+
 def get_current_team():
     if authed():
         user = get_current_user()
@@ -27,33 +46,27 @@ def get_current_team():
 
 def get_current_user_type(fallback=None):
     if authed():
-        user = Users.query.filter_by(id=session["id"]).first()
+        user = get_current_user_attrs()
         return user.type
     else:
         return fallback
 
 
-@cache.memoize()
-def get_user_type(user_id):
-    user = Users.query.filter_by(id=user_id).first()
-    return user.type
-
-
 def authed():
     return bool(session.get("id", False))
 
 
 def is_admin():
     if authed():
-        user_type = get_user_type(user_id=session["id"])
-        return user_type == "admin"
+        user = get_current_user_attrs()
+        return user.type == "admin"
     else:
         return False
 
 
 def is_verified():
     if get_config("verify_emails"):
-        user = get_current_user()
+        user = get_current_user_attrs()
         if user:
             return user.verified
         else:
diff --git a/development.txt b/development.txt
index 5335076..a88d966 100644
--- a/development.txt
+++ b/development.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ psycopg2-binary==2.7.5
 codecov==2.0.15
 moto==1.3.7
 bandit==1.5.1
-flask_profiler==1.7
+flask_profiler==1.8.1
 pytest-xdist==1.28.0
 pytest-cov==2.8.1
 sphinx_rtd_theme==0.4.3
diff --git a/serve.py b/serve.py
index 9d6beeb..1e3a79a 100644
--- a/serve.py
+++ b/serve.py
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ if args.profile:
         "enabled": app.config["DEBUG"],
         "storage": {"engine": "sqlite"},
         "basicAuth": {"enabled": False},
+        "ignore": [
+	        "^/themes/.*",
+	        "^/events",
+	    ]
     }
     flask_profiler.init_app(app)
     app.config["DEBUG_TB_PROFILER_ENABLED"] = True