diff --git a/app/post.go b/app/post.go
index 1d46a1b706..2cc8fbbbe5 100644
--- a/app/post.go
+++ b/app/post.go
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ func (a *App) GetPosts(channelId string, offset int, limit int) (*model.PostList
 }
 
 func (a *App) GetPostsEtag(channelId string) string {
-	return (<-a.Srv.Store.Post().GetEtag(channelId, true)).Data.(string)
+	return a.Srv.Store.Post().GetEtag(channelId, true)
 }
 
 func (a *App) GetPostsSince(channelId string, time int64) (*model.PostList, *model.AppError) {
diff --git a/store/sqlstore/post_store.go b/store/sqlstore/post_store.go
index 73bd0d36e5..bc28ff39f9 100644
--- a/store/sqlstore/post_store.go
+++ b/store/sqlstore/post_store.go
@@ -331,36 +331,35 @@ func (s *SqlPostStore) InvalidateLastPostTimeCache(channelId string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *SqlPostStore) GetEtag(channelId string, allowFromCache bool) store.StoreChannel {
-	return store.Do(func(result *store.StoreResult) {
-		if allowFromCache {
-			if cacheItem, ok := s.lastPostTimeCache.Get(channelId); ok {
-				if s.metrics != nil {
-					s.metrics.IncrementMemCacheHitCounter("Last Post Time")
-				}
-				result.Data = fmt.Sprintf("%v.%v", model.CurrentVersion, cacheItem.(int64))
-				return
-			} else {
-				if s.metrics != nil {
-					s.metrics.IncrementMemCacheMissCounter("Last Post Time")
-				}
+func (s *SqlPostStore) GetEtag(channelId string, allowFromCache bool) string {
+	if allowFromCache {
+		if cacheItem, ok := s.lastPostTimeCache.Get(channelId); ok {
+			if s.metrics != nil {
+				s.metrics.IncrementMemCacheHitCounter("Last Post Time")
 			}
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%v.%v", model.CurrentVersion, cacheItem.(int64))
 		} else {
 			if s.metrics != nil {
 				s.metrics.IncrementMemCacheMissCounter("Last Post Time")
 			}
 		}
-
-		var et etagPosts
-		err := s.GetReplica().SelectOne(&et, "SELECT Id, UpdateAt FROM Posts WHERE ChannelId = :ChannelId ORDER BY UpdateAt DESC LIMIT 1", map[string]interface{}{"ChannelId": channelId})
-		if err != nil {
-			result.Data = fmt.Sprintf("%v.%v", model.CurrentVersion, model.GetMillis())
-		} else {
-			result.Data = fmt.Sprintf("%v.%v", model.CurrentVersion, et.UpdateAt)
+	} else {
+		if s.metrics != nil {
+			s.metrics.IncrementMemCacheMissCounter("Last Post Time")
 		}
+	}
 
-		s.lastPostTimeCache.AddWithExpiresInSecs(channelId, et.UpdateAt, LAST_POST_TIME_CACHE_SEC)
-	})
+	var et etagPosts
+	err := s.GetReplica().SelectOne(&et, "SELECT Id, UpdateAt FROM Posts WHERE ChannelId = :ChannelId ORDER BY UpdateAt DESC LIMIT 1", map[string]interface{}{"ChannelId": channelId})
+	var result string
+	if err != nil {
+		result = fmt.Sprintf("%v.%v", model.CurrentVersion, model.GetMillis())
+	} else {
+		result = fmt.Sprintf("%v.%v", model.CurrentVersion, et.UpdateAt)
+	}
+
+	s.lastPostTimeCache.AddWithExpiresInSecs(channelId, et.UpdateAt, LAST_POST_TIME_CACHE_SEC)
+	return result
 }
 
 func (s *SqlPostStore) Delete(postId string, time int64, deleteByID string) *model.AppError {
diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index f10a633816..0f3aa8205a 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ type PostStore interface {
 	GetPostsBefore(channelId string, postId string, numPosts int, offset int) StoreChannel
 	GetPostsAfter(channelId string, postId string, numPosts int, offset int) StoreChannel
 	GetPostsSince(channelId string, time int64, allowFromCache bool) StoreChannel
-	GetEtag(channelId string, allowFromCache bool) StoreChannel
+	GetEtag(channelId string, allowFromCache bool) string
 	Search(teamId string, userId string, params *model.SearchParams) StoreChannel
 	AnalyticsUserCountsWithPostsByDay(teamId string) StoreChannel
 	AnalyticsPostCountsByDay(teamId string) StoreChannel
diff --git a/store/storetest/mocks/PostStore.go b/store/storetest/mocks/PostStore.go
index ad2cda9497..b5b3194707 100644
--- a/store/storetest/mocks/PostStore.go
+++ b/store/storetest/mocks/PostStore.go
@@ -133,16 +133,14 @@ func (_m *PostStore) GetDirectPostParentsForExportAfter(limit int, afterId strin
 }
 
 // GetEtag provides a mock function with given fields: channelId, allowFromCache
-func (_m *PostStore) GetEtag(channelId string, allowFromCache bool) store.StoreChannel {
+func (_m *PostStore) GetEtag(channelId string, allowFromCache bool) string {
 	ret := _m.Called(channelId, allowFromCache)
 
-	var r0 store.StoreChannel
-	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string, bool) store.StoreChannel); ok {
+	var r0 string
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string, bool) string); ok {
 		r0 = rf(channelId, allowFromCache)
 	} else {
-		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
-			r0 = ret.Get(0).(store.StoreChannel)
-		}
+		r0 = ret.Get(0).(string)
 	}
 
 	return r0
diff --git a/store/storetest/post_store.go b/store/storetest/post_store.go
index 338bb128e1..ee64ead8f0 100644
--- a/store/storetest/post_store.go
+++ b/store/storetest/post_store.go
@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@ func testPostStoreGet(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 	o1.UserId = model.NewId()
 	o1.Message = "zz" + model.NewId() + "b"
 
-	etag1 := (<-ss.Post().GetEtag(o1.ChannelId, false)).Data.(string)
+	etag1 := ss.Post().GetEtag(o1.ChannelId, false)
 	if strings.Index(etag1, model.CurrentVersion+".") != 0 {
 		t.Fatal("Invalid Etag")
 	}
 
 	o1 = (<-ss.Post().Save(o1)).Data.(*model.Post)
 
-	etag2 := (<-ss.Post().GetEtag(o1.ChannelId, false)).Data.(string)
+	etag2 := ss.Post().GetEtag(o1.ChannelId, false)
 	if strings.Index(etag2, fmt.Sprintf("%v.%v", model.CurrentVersion, o1.UpdateAt)) != 0 {
 		t.Fatal("Invalid Etag")
 	}
@@ -172,13 +172,13 @@ func testGetEtagCache(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 	o1.UserId = model.NewId()
 	o1.Message = "zz" + model.NewId() + "b"
 
-	etag1 := (<-ss.Post().GetEtag(o1.ChannelId, true)).Data.(string)
+	etag1 := ss.Post().GetEtag(o1.ChannelId, true)
 	if strings.Index(etag1, model.CurrentVersion+".") != 0 {
 		t.Fatal("Invalid Etag")
 	}
 
 	// This one should come from the cache
-	etag2 := (<-ss.Post().GetEtag(o1.ChannelId, true)).Data.(string)
+	etag2 := ss.Post().GetEtag(o1.ChannelId, true)
 	if strings.Index(etag2, model.CurrentVersion+".") != 0 {
 		t.Fatal("Invalid Etag")
 	}
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func testGetEtagCache(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 	o1 = (<-ss.Post().Save(o1)).Data.(*model.Post)
 
 	// We have not invalidated the cache so this should be the same as above
-	etag3 := (<-ss.Post().GetEtag(o1.ChannelId, true)).Data.(string)
+	etag3 := ss.Post().GetEtag(o1.ChannelId, true)
 	if strings.Index(etag3, etag2) != 0 {
 		t.Fatal("Invalid Etag")
 	}
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func testGetEtagCache(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 	ss.Post().InvalidateLastPostTimeCache(o1.ChannelId)
 
 	// Invalidated cache so we should get a good result
-	etag4 := (<-ss.Post().GetEtag(o1.ChannelId, true)).Data.(string)
+	etag4 := ss.Post().GetEtag(o1.ChannelId, true)
 	if strings.Index(etag4, fmt.Sprintf("%v.%v", model.CurrentVersion, o1.UpdateAt)) != 0 {
 		t.Fatal("Invalid Etag")
 	}
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ func testPostStoreDelete(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 	o1.Message = "zz" + model.NewId() + "b"
 	deleteByID := model.NewId()
 
-	etag1 := (<-ss.Post().GetEtag(o1.ChannelId, false)).Data.(string)
+	etag1 := ss.Post().GetEtag(o1.ChannelId, false)
 	if strings.Index(etag1, model.CurrentVersion+".") != 0 {
 		t.Fatal("Invalid Etag")
 	}
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ func testPostStoreDelete(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 		t.Fatal("Missing id should have failed")
 	}
 
-	etag2 := (<-ss.Post().GetEtag(o1.ChannelId, false)).Data.(string)
+	etag2 := ss.Post().GetEtag(o1.ChannelId, false)
 	if strings.Index(etag2, model.CurrentVersion+".") != 0 {
 		t.Fatal("Invalid Etag")
 	}