diff --git a/eve_api/api_puller/accounts.py b/eve_api/api_puller/accounts.py
index 277dfc0..4b5d0f6 100755
--- a/eve_api/api_puller/accounts.py
+++ b/eve_api/api_puller/accounts.py
@@ -72,14 +72,11 @@ def import_eve_account(api_key, user_id, force_cache=False):
 
     # Create or retrieve the account last to make sure everything
     # before here is good to go.
-    try:
-        account = EVEAccount.objects.get(id=user_id)
-    except EVEAccount.DoesNotExist:
-        account = EVEAccount(id=user_id)
-
+    account, created = EVEAccount.objects.get_or_create(id=user_id)
     account.api_key = api_key
     account.api_user_id = user_id
     account.api_status = API_STATUS_OK
+    account.save()
 
     for node in characters_node_children:
         try: