diff --git a/script-user-remove b/script-user-remove
index 7f6edfd9..1dbf60ca 100755
--- a/script-user-remove
+++ b/script-user-remove
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ if ask_ok "Backup /home/$user?" && [[ -d /home/"$user" ]]; then
     rsync -av /home/"$user"/ /mnt/array/home-retired/"$user"
 fi
 
-userdel -fr "$user"
+smbpasswd -x "$user"
 
 sed -i "/$user/d" /etc/subuid
 sed -i "/$user/d" /etc/subgid
 
-smbpasswd -x "$user"
+userdel -fr "$user"
 
 exit $?