diff --git a/src/client/gateway/shard.rs b/src/client/gateway/shard.rs
index c026f0cba01..bc2b8135e3d 100644
--- a/src/client/gateway/shard.rs
+++ b/src/client/gateway/shard.rs
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ impl Shard {
                 session_id: Some(ready.ready.session_id.clone()),
                 shard_info: shard_info,
                 ws_url: base_url.to_owned(),
-                manager: VoiceManager::new(tx, ready.ready.user.id.0),
+                manager: VoiceManager::new(tx, ready.ready.user.id),
             }
         } else {
             Shard {
diff --git a/src/ext/voice/connection.rs b/src/ext/voice/connection.rs
index 373f4ef48b6..3f40d851977 100644
--- a/src/ext/voice/connection.rs
+++ b/src/ext/voice/connection.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use ::internal::prelude::*;
 use ::internal::ws_impl::{ReceiverExt, SenderExt};
 use ::internal::Timer;
 use ::model::event::VoiceEvent;
+use ::model::UserId;
 
 enum ReceiverStatus {
     Udp(Vec<u8>),
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ pub struct Connection {
     thread_items: ThreadItems,
     timestamp: u32,
     udp: UdpSocket,
+    user_id: UserId,
 }
 
 impl Connection {
@@ -159,6 +161,7 @@ impl Connection {
             ssrc: hello.ssrc,
             thread_items: thread_items,
             timestamp: 0,
+            user_id: info.user_id,
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ext/voice/connection_info.rs b/src/ext/voice/connection_info.rs
index c257e4adec4..282b5f12a0e 100644
--- a/src/ext/voice/connection_info.rs
+++ b/src/ext/voice/connection_info.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+use ::model::UserId;
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct ConnectionInfo {
     pub endpoint: String,
     pub session_id: String,
     pub target_id: u64,
     pub token: String,
+    pub user_id: UserId,
 }
diff --git a/src/ext/voice/handler.rs b/src/ext/voice/handler.rs
index 16f700ae5d9..e9e5cd69725 100644
--- a/src/ext/voice/handler.rs
+++ b/src/ext/voice/handler.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use super::connection_info::ConnectionInfo;
 use super::{Status as VoiceStatus, Target};
 use ::client::gateway::GatewayStatus;
 use ::constants::VoiceOpCode;
-use ::model::{ChannelId, GuildId, VoiceState};
+use ::model::{ChannelId, GuildId, UserId, VoiceState};
 use super::threading;
 
 /// The handler is responsible for "handling" a single voice connection, acting
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub struct Handler {
     self_mute: bool,
     sender: MpscSender<VoiceStatus>,
     session_id: Option<String>,
-    user_id: u64,
+    user_id: UserId,
     ws: MpscSender<GatewayStatus>,
 }
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl Handler {
     ///
     /// [`Manager::join`]: struct.Manager.html#method.join
     #[doc(hidden)]
-    pub fn new(target: Target, ws: MpscSender<GatewayStatus>, user_id: u64)
+    pub fn new(target: Target, ws: MpscSender<GatewayStatus>, user_id: UserId)
         -> Self {
         let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
 
@@ -266,11 +266,14 @@ impl Handler {
             return;
         };
 
+        let user_id = self.user_id;
+
         self.send(VoiceStatus::Connect(ConnectionInfo {
             endpoint: endpoint,
             session_id: session_id,
             target_id: target_id,
             token: token,
+            user_id: user_id,
         }))
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ext/voice/manager.rs b/src/ext/voice/manager.rs
index b4f3501258a..4e7119592a0 100644
--- a/src/ext/voice/manager.rs
+++ b/src/ext/voice/manager.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::mpsc::Sender as MpscSender;
 use super::{Handler, Target};
 use ::client::gateway::GatewayStatus;
-use ::model::{ChannelId, GuildId};
+use ::model::{ChannelId, GuildId, UserId};
 
 /// A manager is a struct responsible for managing [`Handler`]s which belong to
 /// a single [WebSocket connection]. This is a fairly complex key-value store,
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ use ::model::{ChannelId, GuildId};
 /// [WebSocket connection]: ../../client/struct.Connection.html
 pub struct Manager {
     handlers: HashMap<Target, Handler>,
-    user_id: u64,
+    user_id: UserId,
     ws: MpscSender<GatewayStatus>,
 }
 
 impl Manager {
     #[doc(hidden)]
-    pub fn new(ws: MpscSender<GatewayStatus>, user_id: u64) -> Manager {
+    pub fn new(ws: MpscSender<GatewayStatus>, user_id: UserId) -> Manager {
         Manager {
             handlers: HashMap::new(),
             user_id: user_id,
diff --git a/src/ext/voice/payload.rs b/src/ext/voice/payload.rs
index c9ceeeb8fac..45ccf4d19bb 100644
--- a/src/ext/voice/payload.rs
+++ b/src/ext/voice/payload.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ use serde_json::builder::ObjectBuilder;
 use serde_json::Value;
 use super::connection_info::ConnectionInfo;
 use ::constants::VoiceOpCode;
+
+#[cfg(feature="cache")]
 use ::client::CACHE;
 
 #[inline]
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ pub fn build_identify(info: &ConnectionInfo) -> Value {
             .insert("server_id", info.target_id)
             .insert("session_id", &info.session_id)
             .insert("token", &info.token)
-            .insert("user_id", CACHE.read().unwrap().user.id.0))
+            .insert("user_id", info.user_id.0))
         .build()
 }