diff --git a/pandora/archive/models.py b/pandora/archive/models.py
index 3b437fed..306590b2 100644
--- a/pandora/archive/models.py
+++ b/pandora/archive/models.py
@@ -756,8 +756,9 @@ class Stream(models.Model):
         ok, error = extract.stream(media, target, self.name(), info, flags=self.flags)
         # file could have been moved while encoding
         # get current version from db and update
-        self.refresh_from_db()
-        self.update_status(ok, error)
+        _self = Stream.objects.get(id=self.id)
+        _self.update_status(ok, error)
+        return _self
 
     def get_index(self):
         index = 1
diff --git a/pandora/archive/tasks.py b/pandora/archive/tasks.py
index 92446d58..2443149a 100644
--- a/pandora/archive/tasks.py
+++ b/pandora/archive/tasks.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def process_stream(fileId):
         stream = streams[0]
         stream.make_timeline()
         stream.extract_derivatives()
-        file.refresh_from_db()
+        file = models.File.objects.get(id=fileId)
         file.encoding = False
         file.save()
     file.item.update_selected()
@@ -158,12 +158,13 @@ def extract_stream(fileId):
         if created:
             file.extract_frames()
             stream.media.name = stream.path(stream.name())
-            stream.encode()
+            stream = stream.encode()
             if stream.available:
                 stream.make_timeline()
                 stream.extract_derivatives()
                 file.extract_tracks()
-                file.refresh_from_db()
+                # get current version from db
+                file = models.File.objects.get(id=fileId)
                 if not file.item.rendered \
                         and not file.item.files.exclude(id=fileId).filter(Q(queued=True) | Q(encoding=True)).count():
                     file.item.update_timeline()
diff --git a/pandora/place/managers.py b/pandora/place/managers.py
index 75d59b1d..ad824591 100644
--- a/pandora/place/managers.py
+++ b/pandora/place/managers.py
@@ -141,5 +141,4 @@ class PlaceManager(Manager):
                                      user)
         if conditions:
             qs = qs.filter(conditions)
-        qs = qs.distinct()
         return qs
diff --git a/pandora/place/views.py b/pandora/place/views.py
index 0b4c105a..9b9ba72f 100644
--- a/pandora/place/views.py
+++ b/pandora/place/views.py
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ def findPlaces(request, data):
     qs = order_query(query['qs'], query['sort'])
     qs = qs.distinct()
     if 'keys' in data:
+        qs = qs.select_related('user__profile')
         qs = qs[query['range'][0]:query['range'][1]]
         response['data']['items'] = [p.json(data['keys'], request.user) for p in qs]
     elif 'position' in query: