diff --git a/app/analytics.go b/app/analytics.go
index f9f5f7212c..6c248ffeea 100644
--- a/app/analytics.go
+++ b/app/analytics.go
@@ -59,7 +59,12 @@ func (a *App) GetAnalytics(name string, teamId string) (model.AnalyticsRows, *mo
 		var userChan store.StoreChannel
 		var userInactiveChan store.StoreChannel
 		if teamId == "" {
-			userInactiveChan = a.Srv.Store.User().AnalyticsGetInactiveUsersCount()
+			userInactiveChan = make(chan store.StoreResult, 1)
+			go func() {
+				count, err := a.Srv.Store.User().AnalyticsGetInactiveUsersCount()
+				userInactiveChan <- store.StoreResult{Data: count, Err: err}
+				close(userInactiveChan)
+			}()
 		} else {
 			userChan := make(chan store.StoreResult, 1)
 			go func() {
diff --git a/app/diagnostics.go b/app/diagnostics.go
index ddf7f456a7..33cef3eff5 100644
--- a/app/diagnostics.go
+++ b/app/diagnostics.go
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ func (a *App) trackActivity() {
 		botAccountsCount = count
 	}
 
-	if iucr := <-a.Srv.Store.User().AnalyticsGetInactiveUsersCount(); iucr.Err == nil {
-		inactiveUserCount = iucr.Data.(int64)
+	if iucr, err := a.Srv.Store.User().AnalyticsGetInactiveUsersCount(); err == nil {
+		inactiveUserCount = iucr
 	}
 
 	teamCount, err := a.Srv.Store.Team().AnalyticsTeamCount()
diff --git a/store/sqlstore/user_store.go b/store/sqlstore/user_store.go
index c8c9159f21..592379ae14 100644
--- a/store/sqlstore/user_store.go
+++ b/store/sqlstore/user_store.go
@@ -1417,14 +1417,12 @@ func (us SqlUserStore) performSearch(query sq.SelectBuilder, term string, option
 	return result
 }
 
-func (us SqlUserStore) AnalyticsGetInactiveUsersCount() store.StoreChannel {
-	return store.Do(func(result *store.StoreResult) {
-		if count, err := us.GetReplica().SelectInt("SELECT COUNT(Id) FROM Users WHERE DeleteAt > 0"); err != nil {
-			result.Err = model.NewAppError("SqlUserStore.AnalyticsGetInactiveUsersCount", "store.sql_user.analytics_get_inactive_users_count.app_error", nil, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		} else {
-			result.Data = count
-		}
-	})
+func (us SqlUserStore) AnalyticsGetInactiveUsersCount() (int64, *model.AppError) {
+	count, err := us.GetReplica().SelectInt("SELECT COUNT(Id) FROM Users WHERE DeleteAt > 0")
+	if err != nil {
+		return int64(0), model.NewAppError("SqlUserStore.AnalyticsGetInactiveUsersCount", "store.sql_user.analytics_get_inactive_users_count.app_error", nil, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+	return count, nil
 }
 
 func (us SqlUserStore) AnalyticsGetSystemAdminCount() store.StoreChannel {
diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index f391eed420..1dfc0ec3f5 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ type UserStore interface {
 	SearchInChannel(channelId string, term string, options *model.UserSearchOptions) StoreChannel
 	SearchNotInChannel(teamId string, channelId string, term string, options *model.UserSearchOptions) StoreChannel
 	SearchWithoutTeam(term string, options *model.UserSearchOptions) ([]*model.User, *model.AppError)
-	AnalyticsGetInactiveUsersCount() StoreChannel
+	AnalyticsGetInactiveUsersCount() (int64, *model.AppError)
 	AnalyticsGetSystemAdminCount() StoreChannel
 	GetProfilesNotInTeam(teamId string, groupConstrained bool, offset int, limit int, viewRestrictions *model.ViewUsersRestrictions) StoreChannel
 	GetEtagForProfilesNotInTeam(teamId string) StoreChannel
diff --git a/store/storetest/mocks/UserStore.go b/store/storetest/mocks/UserStore.go
index 8bac6ed63c..9aa9265517 100644
--- a/store/storetest/mocks/UserStore.go
+++ b/store/storetest/mocks/UserStore.go
@@ -30,19 +30,26 @@ func (_m *UserStore) AnalyticsActiveCount(time int64) store.StoreChannel {
 }
 
 // AnalyticsGetInactiveUsersCount provides a mock function with given fields:
-func (_m *UserStore) AnalyticsGetInactiveUsersCount() store.StoreChannel {
+func (_m *UserStore) AnalyticsGetInactiveUsersCount() (int64, *model.AppError) {
 	ret := _m.Called()
 
-	var r0 store.StoreChannel
-	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func() store.StoreChannel); ok {
+	var r0 int64
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func() int64); ok {
 		r0 = rf()
 	} else {
-		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
-			r0 = ret.Get(0).(store.StoreChannel)
+		r0 = ret.Get(0).(int64)
+	}
+
+	var r1 *model.AppError
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func() *model.AppError); ok {
+		r1 = rf()
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(1) != nil {
+			r1 = ret.Get(1).(*model.AppError)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return r0
+	return r0, r1
 }
 
 // AnalyticsGetSystemAdminCount provides a mock function with given fields:
diff --git a/store/storetest/user_store.go b/store/storetest/user_store.go
index 35b2d4860d..b234c0d07c 100644
--- a/store/storetest/user_store.go
+++ b/store/storetest/user_store.go
@@ -3229,12 +3229,9 @@ func testUserStoreAnalyticsGetInactiveUsersCount(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 	store.Must(ss.User().Save(u1))
 	defer func() { require.Nil(t, ss.User().PermanentDelete(u1.Id)) }()
 
-	var count int64
-
-	if result := <-ss.User().AnalyticsGetInactiveUsersCount(); result.Err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(result.Err)
-	} else {
-		count = result.Data.(int64)
+	count, err := ss.User().AnalyticsGetInactiveUsersCount()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
 	u2 := &model.User{}
@@ -3243,13 +3240,13 @@ func testUserStoreAnalyticsGetInactiveUsersCount(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 	store.Must(ss.User().Save(u2))
 	defer func() { require.Nil(t, ss.User().PermanentDelete(u2.Id)) }()
 
-	if result := <-ss.User().AnalyticsGetInactiveUsersCount(); result.Err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(result.Err)
-	} else {
-		newCount := result.Data.(int64)
-		if count != newCount-1 {
-			t.Fatal("Expected 1 more inactive users but found otherwise.", count, newCount)
-		}
+	newCount, err := ss.User().AnalyticsGetInactiveUsersCount()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if count != newCount-1 {
+		t.Fatal("Expected 1 more inactive users but found otherwise.", count, newCount)
 	}
 }