diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteDisplayPreferencesRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteDisplayPreferencesRepository.cs
index 77f5d94792..b1c17b92ec 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteDisplayPreferencesRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteDisplayPreferencesRepository.cs
@@ -215,13 +215,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
         }
 
         private DisplayPreferences Get(IReadOnlyList<IResultSetValue> row)
-        {
-            using (var stream = new MemoryStream(row[0].ToBlob()))
-            {
-                stream.Position = 0;
-                return _jsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStream<DisplayPreferences>(stream);
-            }
-        }
+            => _jsonSerializer.DeserializeFromString<DisplayPreferences>(row.GetString(0));
 
         public void SaveDisplayPreferences(DisplayPreferences displayPreferences, string userId, string client, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteExtensions.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteExtensions.cs
index c0f27b25aa..0fb2c10fd3 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteExtensions.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteExtensions.cs
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
 
             connection.RunInTransaction(conn =>
             {
-                //foreach (var query in queries)
-                //{
-                //    conn.Execute(query);
-                //}
                 conn.ExecuteAll(string.Join(";", queries));
             });
         }
@@ -38,7 +34,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
 
         public static Guid ReadGuidFromBlob(this IResultSetValue result)
         {
-            return new Guid(result.ToBlob());
+            // TODO: Remove ToArray when upgrading to netstandard2.1
+            return new Guid(result.ToBlob().ToArray());
         }
 
         public static string ToDateTimeParamValue(this DateTime dateValue)
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteUserRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteUserRepository.cs
index d6d250fb31..11629b3895 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteUserRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteUserRepository.cs
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
         public string Name => "SQLite";
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Opens the connection to the database
+        /// Opens the connection to the database.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>Task.</returns>
         public void Initialize()
         {
             using (var connection = GetConnection())
@@ -180,14 +179,10 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
             var id = row[0].ToInt64();
             var guid = row[1].ReadGuidFromBlob();
 
-            using (var stream = new MemoryStream(row[2].ToBlob()))
-            {
-                stream.Position = 0;
-                var user = _jsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStream<User>(stream);
-                user.InternalId = id;
-                user.Id = guid;
-                return user;
-            }
+            var user = _jsonSerializer.DeserializeFromString<User>(row.GetString(2));
+            user.InternalId = id;
+            user.Id = guid;
+            return user;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Emby.Server.Implementations.csproj b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Emby.Server.Implementations.csproj
index c78d96d4ab..b48193c58d 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Emby.Server.Implementations.csproj
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Emby.Server.Implementations.csproj
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions" Version="2.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="ServiceStack.Text.Core" Version="5.6.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="sharpcompress" Version="0.23.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCL.pretty.netstandard" Version="1.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCL.pretty.netstandard" Version="2.0.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server/Jellyfin.Server.csproj b/Jellyfin.Server/Jellyfin.Server.csproj
index ec7c026e59..e872834779 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server/Jellyfin.Server.csproj
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server/Jellyfin.Server.csproj
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="3.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="4.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="SkiaSharp" Version="1.68.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.bundle_e_sqlite3" Version="1.1.14" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.bundle_e_sqlite3" Version="2.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.provider.sqlite3.netstandard11" Version="1.1.14" />
   </ItemGroup>