Index: lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/service/ScratchieServiceImpl.java
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diff -u -r8fd538f0e69320e969865342d94c7c1cbc936977 -r674f70cd512803c3b58a1da3c6bb86ea5a989b90
--- lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/service/ScratchieServiceImpl.java	(.../ScratchieServiceImpl.java)	(revision 8fd538f0e69320e969865342d94c7c1cbc936977)
+++ lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/service/ScratchieServiceImpl.java	(.../ScratchieServiceImpl.java)	(revision 674f70cd512803c3b58a1da3c6bb86ea5a989b90)
@@ -182,11 +182,15 @@
 
     @Override
     public void createUser(ScratchieUser scratchieUser) {
-	ScratchieUser existingUser = getUserByIDAndSession(scratchieUser.getUserId(),
+	ScratchieUser user = getUserByIDAndSession(scratchieUser.getUserId(),
 		scratchieUser.getSession().getSessionId());
-	if (existingUser == null) {
-	    scratchieUserDao.saveObject(scratchieUser);
+	if (user == null) {
+	    user = scratchieUser;
 	}
+	// Save it no matter if the user already exists.
+	// At checkLeaderSelectToolForSessionLeader() the user is added to session.
+	// Sometimes session save is earlier that user save in another thread, leading to an exception.
+	scratchieUserDao.saveObject(user);
     }
 
     @Override