diff --git a/app/models/user/db_service.rb b/app/models/user/db_service.rb
index 98456433f7..da012da253 100644
--- a/app/models/user/db_service.rb
+++ b/app/models/user/db_service.rb
@@ -519,41 +519,45 @@ module CartoDB
       # Org users share the same db, so must only delete the schema unless he's the owner
       def drop_organization_user(org_id, is_owner: false, force_destroy: false)
         raise CartoDB::BaseCartoDBError.new('Tried to delete an organization user without org id') if org_id.nil?
+        Thread.new do
+          @user.in_database(as: :superuser) do |database|
+            if is_owner
+              schemas = ['cdb', 'cdb_importer', 'cartodb', 'public', @user.database_schema] +
+                        ::User.select(:database_schema).where(organization_id: org_id).all.collect(&:database_schema)
+              schemas.uniq.each do |s|
+                drop_users_privileges_in_schema(
+                  s,
+                  [@user.database_username, @user.database_public_username, CartoDB::PUBLIC_DB_USER])
+              end
 
-        @user.in_database(as: :superuser) do |database|
-          if is_owner
-            schemas = ['cdb', 'cdb_importer', 'cartodb', 'public', @user.database_schema] +
-                      ::User.select(:database_schema).where(organization_id: org_id).all.collect(&:database_schema)
-            schemas.uniq.each do |s|
-              drop_users_privileges_in_schema(
-                s,
-                [@user.database_username, @user.database_public_username, CartoDB::PUBLIC_DB_USER]
-              )
+              # To avoid "cannot drop function" errors
+              database.run("drop extension if exists plproxy cascade")
             end
 
-            # To avoid "cannot drop function" errors
-            database.run('drop extension if exists plproxy cascade')
+            # If user is in an organization should never have public schema, but to be safe (& tests which stub stuff)
+            unless @user.database_schema == SCHEMA_PUBLIC
+              database.run(%{ DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS "#{@user.database_schema}"._CDB_UserQuotaInBytes()})
+              drop_analysis_cache(@user)
+              drop_all_functions_from_schema(@user.database_schema)
+
+              cascade_drop = force_destroy ? 'CASCADE' : ''
+              database.run(%{ DROP SCHEMA IF EXISTS "#{@user.database_schema}" #{cascade_drop}})
+            end
           end
 
+          conn = @user.in_database(as: :cluster_admin)
+          CartoDB::UserModule::DBService.terminate_database_connections(@user.database_name, @user.database_host)
+
           # If user is in an organization should never have public schema, but to be safe (& tests which stub stuff)
           unless @user.database_schema == SCHEMA_PUBLIC
-            database.run(%{ DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS "#{@user.database_schema}"._CDB_UserQuotaInBytes()})
-            drop_analysis_cache(@user)
-            drop_all_functions_from_schema(@user.database_schema)
-
-            cascade_drop = force_destroy ? 'CASCADE' : ''
-            database.run(%{ DROP SCHEMA IF EXISTS "#{@user.database_schema}" #{cascade_drop}})
+            drop_user(conn, @user.database_public_username)
           end
-        end
-
-        conn = @user.in_database(as: :cluster_admin)
-        CartoDB::UserModule::DBService.terminate_database_connections(@user.database_name, @user.database_host)
 
-        # If user is in an organization should never have public schema, but to be safe (& tests which stub stuff)
-        drop_user(conn, @user.database_public_username) unless @user.database_schema == SCHEMA_PUBLIC
-
-        conn.run("DROP DATABASE \"#{@user.database_name}\"") if is_owner
-        drop_user(conn)
+          if is_owner
+            conn.run("DROP DATABASE \"#{@user.database_name}\"")
+          end
+          drop_user(conn)
+        end.join
 
         monitor_user_notification
       end