diff --git a/server/main.lua b/server/main.lua
index d1dc69eb..3e46bf71 100644
--- a/server/main.lua
+++ b/server/main.lua
@@ -69,19 +69,21 @@ RegisterCommand('news', function(source, args, rawCommand)
 end, false)
 
 function GetCharacterName(source)
-	-- fetch identity in sync
-	local result = MySQL.Sync.fetchAll('SELECT * FROM users WHERE identifier = @identifier',
-	{
-		['@identifier'] = GetPlayerIdentifiers(source)[1]
-	})
 
-	if result[1] ~= nil and result[1].firstname ~= nil and result[1].lastname ~= nil then
-		if Config.OnlyFirstname then
-			return result[1].firstname
+	MySQL.Async.fetchAll('SELECT firstname, lastname FROM users WHERE identifier = @identifier', {
+		['@identifier'] = GetPlayerIdentifiers(source)[1]
+	}, function(result)
+		if result[1] ~= nil and result[1].firstname ~= nil and result[1].lastname ~= nil then
+
+			if Config.OnlyFirstname then
+				return result[1].firstname
+			else
+				return result[1].firstname .. ' ' .. result[1].lastname
+			end
+
 		else
-			return result[1].firstname .. ' ' .. result[1].lastname
+			return GetPlayerName(source)
 		end
-	else
-		return GetPlayerName(source)
-	end
+	end)
+
 end