diff --git a/packages/hydrooj/src/handler/problem.ts b/packages/hydrooj/src/handler/problem.ts
index 122f68684..b554e28de 100644
--- a/packages/hydrooj/src/handler/problem.ts
+++ b/packages/hydrooj/src/handler/problem.ts
@@ -925,14 +925,14 @@ export class ProblemSolutionHandler extends ProblemDetailHandler {
 
     @param('psid', Types.ObjectId)
     async postUpvote(domainId: string, psid: ObjectId) {
-        const [psdoc, pssdoc] = await solution.vote(domainId, psid, this.user._id, 1);
-        this.back({ vote: psdoc.vote, user_vote: pssdoc.vote });
+        const psdoc = await solution.vote(domainId, psid, this.user._id, 1);
+        this.back({ vote: psdoc.vote, user_vote: 1 });
     }
 
     @param('psid', Types.ObjectId)
     async postDownvote(domainId: string, psid: ObjectId) {
-        const [psdoc, pssdoc] = await solution.vote(domainId, psid, this.user._id, -1);
-        this.back({ vote: psdoc.vote, user_vote: pssdoc.vote });
+        const psdoc = await solution.vote(domainId, psid, this.user._id, -1);
+        this.back({ vote: psdoc.vote, user_vote: -1 });
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/hydrooj/src/model/document.ts b/packages/hydrooj/src/model/document.ts
index c956536e4..c0d09a242 100644
--- a/packages/hydrooj/src/model/document.ts
+++ b/packages/hydrooj/src/model/document.ts
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ export async function setStatus<K extends keyof DocStatusType>(
 ): Promise<DocStatusType[K]> {
     return await collStatus.findOneAndUpdate(
         { domainId, docType, docId, uid },
-        { $set: args, $inc: { counter: 1 } },
+        { $set: args },
         {
             upsert: true,
             returnDocument,
diff --git a/packages/hydrooj/src/model/solution.ts b/packages/hydrooj/src/model/solution.ts
index 665e7dd29..42d37efd3 100644
--- a/packages/hydrooj/src/model/solution.ts
+++ b/packages/hydrooj/src/model/solution.ts
@@ -78,12 +78,9 @@ class SolutionModel {
         );
         let inc = value;
         if (before?.vote) inc -= before.vote;
-        return [
-            inc
-                ? await document.inc(domainId, document.TYPE_PROBLEM_SOLUTION, psid, 'vote', inc)
-                : doc,
-            await document.getStatus(domainId, document.TYPE_PROBLEM_SOLUTION, psid, uid),
-        ];
+        return inc
+            ? await document.inc(domainId, document.TYPE_PROBLEM_SOLUTION, psid, 'vote', inc)
+            : doc;
     }
 
     static async getListStatus(domainId: string, psids: ObjectId[], uid: number) {
diff --git a/packages/hydrooj/src/model/user.ts b/packages/hydrooj/src/model/user.ts
index 3120487e1..52d34e9b7 100644
--- a/packages/hydrooj/src/model/user.ts
+++ b/packages/hydrooj/src/model/user.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import pwhash from '../lib/hash.hydro';
 import bus from '../service/bus';
 import db from '../service/db';
 import { Value } from '../typeutils';
-import { ArgMethod, buildProjection, randomstring } from '../utils';
+import { ArgMethod, buildProjection, randomstring, sleep } from '../utils';
 import { PERM, PRIV } from './builtin';
 import domain from './domain';
 import * as setting from './setting';
@@ -346,6 +346,13 @@ class UserModel {
                     { $set: { join: true } },
                     { upsert: true },
                 );
+                // make sure user is immediately available after creation
+                // give some time for database to sync in replicas
+                for (let i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
+                    const udoc = await UserModel.getById('system', uid); // eslint-disable-line no-await-in-loop
+                    if (udoc) break;
+                    await sleep(500); // eslint-disable-line no-await-in-loop
+                }
                 return uid;
             } catch (e) {
                 if (e?.code === 11000) {