diff --git a/myuw/dao/notice.py b/myuw/dao/notice.py
index 1e5406b9f..870a57071 100644
--- a/myuw/dao/notice.py
+++ b/myuw/dao/notice.py
@@ -78,19 +78,34 @@ def _get_user_notices(request, notices):
         notice_dict[notice_hash] = notice
 
     # Set read status for notices already in db
-    for user_notice in UserNotices.objects.filter(
-            user=user, notice_hash__in=notice_dict.keys()):
+    keys = notice_dict.keys()
+    user_notices = UserNotices.objects.filter(user=user,
+                                              notice_hash__in=keys)
+    for user_notice in user_notices:
         matched_notice = notice_dict[user_notice.notice_hash]
         matched_notice.is_read = user_notice.is_read
         notices_with_read_status.append(matched_notice)
         del notice_dict[user_notice.notice_hash]
 
     # Create UserNotices for new notices
+    user_notices_to_create = []
     for notice in notice_dict.values():
-        user_notice, _ = UserNotices.objects.get_or_create(
-            notice_hash=notice.id_hash, user=user, defaults={
-                'notice_cattype': notice.notice_category + notice.notice_type})
-        notice.is_read = user_notice.is_read
-        notices_with_read_status.append(notice)
-
+        user_notice = UserNotices()
+        user_notice.notice_hash = notice.id_hash
+        user_notice.user = user
+        cattype = notice.notice_category + notice.notice_type
+        user_notice.notice_cattype = cattype
+
+        user_notices_to_create.append(user_notice)
+
+    try:
+        UserNotices.objects.bulk_create(user_notices_to_create)
+    except IntegrityError:
+        # MUWM-2016.  This should be rare - 2 processes running at just about
+        # exactly the same time.  In that case especially, the bulk create list
+        # should be the same.  And if it isn't, big deal?
+        pass
+
+    # Add newly created UserNotices into returned list
+    notices_with_read_status.extend(list(notice_dict.values()))
     return notices_with_read_status