Use signal to create UserStats Instead

backend/users/apps.py

@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ from django.apps import AppConfig
 class UsersConfig(AppConfig):
     default_auto_field = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
     name = 'users'
+
+    def ready(self):
+        import users.signals

backend/users/models.py

@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ class CustomUser(AbstractBaseUser, PermissionsMixin):
     USERNAME_FIELD = 'email'
     REQUIRED_FIELDS = ['username', 'first_name']
 
-    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        UserStats.objects.get_or_create(user=self)
-        super(CustomUser, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
-
     def __str__(self):
         # String representation of the user
         return self.username

backend/users/signals.py

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from django.db.models.signals import post_save
+from django.dispatch import receiver
+
+from users.models import CustomUser, UserStats
+
+@receiver(post_save, sender=CustomUser)
+def create_user_stats(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
+    if created:
+        UserStats.objects.create(user=instance)