diff --git a/scripts/usr/local/bin/script-user-remove b/scripts/usr/local/bin/script-user-remove
index 67bfaff9..5ec8e6e4 100755
--- a/scripts/usr/local/bin/script-user-remove
+++ b/scripts/usr/local/bin/script-user-remove
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ is_root
 if [[ $# -eq 1 ]]; then
   user="$1"
 else
-  prompt user
+  user=$(prompt user)
 fi
 
 if ! id -u "$user" &>/dev/null; then