diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Core/Extensions/UserExtensions.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Core/Extensions/UserExtensions.cs
index b7146174a..0861ed33e 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Core/Extensions/UserExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Core/Extensions/UserExtensions.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Discord
             Embed embed = null, 
             RequestOptions options = null)
         {
-            return await (await user.GetOrCreateDMChannelAsync()).SendMessageAsync(text, isTTS, embed, options);
+            return await (await user.GetOrCreateDMChannelAsync().ConfigureAwait(false)).SendMessageAsync(text, isTTS, embed, options).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
     }
 }