diff --git a/Spigot-Server-Patches/Improved-Watchdog-Support.patch b/Spigot-Server-Patches/Improved-Watchdog-Support.patch
index 9b3c6eb6b4..2e355351b1 100644
--- a/Spigot-Server-Patches/Improved-Watchdog-Support.patch
+++ b/Spigot-Server-Patches/Improved-Watchdog-Support.patch
@@ -260,6 +260,16 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
                      throw new RuntimeException("Error generating crash report", t);
                  }
                  // Spigot End
+@@ -0,0 +0,0 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends IAsyncTaskHandlerReentrant<TickTas
+             this.resourcePackRepository.a(collection);
+             this.saveData.a(a(this.resourcePackRepository));
+             datapackresources.i();
+-            this.getPlayerList().savePlayers();
++            if (Thread.currentThread() != this.serverThread) return; // Paper
++            //this.getPlayerList().savePlayers(); // Paper - we don't need to do this
+             this.getPlayerList().reload();
+             this.customFunctionData.a(this.dataPackResources.a());
+             this.ak.a(this.dataPackResources.h());
 diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/PlayerChunkMap.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/PlayerChunkMap.java
 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 100644
 --- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/PlayerChunkMap.java