diff --git a/src/badgey/commands/ranks.rs b/src/badgey/commands/ranks.rs
index b3d3018..0be378e 100644
--- a/src/badgey/commands/ranks.rs
+++ b/src/badgey/commands/ranks.rs
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ async fn leaderboard(ctx: ManifoldContext<'_>) -> ManifoldResult<()> {
         return Ok(())
     }
 
+    // Release our mutex lock on this object before the paginate call to avoid holding a lock on it for the full paginate interaction listener timeout duration
+    drop(userinfo);
+
     manifold::helpers::paginate(ctx, reply_handle, pages, 0).await?;
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/src/badgey/models/xp.rs b/src/badgey/models/xp.rs
index 4bc7283..612d3b7 100644
--- a/src/badgey/models/xp.rs
+++ b/src/badgey/models/xp.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use manifold::error::{ManifoldError, ManifoldResult};
 use manifold::models::user::UserInfo;
 use manifold::schema::userinfo;
 use poise::FrameworkContext;
-use poise::serenity_prelude::{Context, Mention, Mentionable, Message, RoleId, UserId};
+use poise::serenity_prelude::{Context, Mentionable, Message, RoleId};
 use crate::badgey::models::quarantine_channel::QuarantineChannel;
 use crate::badgey::schema::xp as xp_table;
 use crate::badgey::schema::*;