diff --git a/matterclient/helpers.go b/matterclient/helpers.go
index b3d43460..c3d33145 100644
--- a/matterclient/helpers.go
+++ b/matterclient/helpers.go
@@ -132,14 +132,25 @@ func (m *MMClient) initUser() error {
 		return resp.Error
 	}
 	for _, team := range teams {
-		mmusers, resp := m.Client.GetUsersInTeam(team.Id, 0, 50000, "")
+		idx := 0
+		max := 200
+		usermap := make(map[string]*model.User)
+		mmusers, resp := m.Client.GetUsersInTeam(team.Id, idx, max, "")
 		if resp.Error != nil {
 			return errors.New(resp.Error.DetailedError)
 		}
-		usermap := make(map[string]*model.User)
-		for _, user := range mmusers {
-			usermap[user.Id] = user
+		for len(mmusers) > 0 {
+			for _, user := range mmusers {
+				usermap[user.Id] = user
+			}
+			mmusers, resp = m.Client.GetUsersInTeam(team.Id, idx, max, "")
+			if resp.Error != nil {
+				return errors.New(resp.Error.DetailedError)
+			}
+			idx++
+			time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 200)
 		}
+		m.logger.Infof("found %d users in team %s", len(usermap), team.Name)
 
 		t := &Team{Team: team, Users: usermap, Id: team.Id}
 
diff --git a/matterclient/users.go b/matterclient/users.go
index 11f22aa0..cf13e0df 100644
--- a/matterclient/users.go
+++ b/matterclient/users.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package matterclient
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/model"
 )
@@ -99,15 +100,25 @@ func (m *MMClient) GetUsers() map[string]*model.User {
 }
 
 func (m *MMClient) UpdateUsers() error {
-	mmusers, resp := m.Client.GetUsers(0, 50000, "")
+	idx := 0
+	max := 200
+	mmusers, resp := m.Client.GetUsers(idx, max, "")
 	if resp.Error != nil {
 		return errors.New(resp.Error.DetailedError)
 	}
-	m.Lock()
-	for _, user := range mmusers {
-		m.Users[user.Id] = user
+	for len(mmusers) > 0 {
+		m.Lock()
+		for _, user := range mmusers {
+			m.Users[user.Id] = user
+		}
+		m.Unlock()
+		mmusers, resp = m.Client.GetUsers(idx, max, "")
+		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 300)
+		if resp.Error != nil {
+			return errors.New(resp.Error.DetailedError)
+		}
+		idx++
 	}
-	m.Unlock()
 	return nil
 }