diff --git a/src/pages/api/user.ts b/src/pages/api/user.ts
index 41474d5e..1e975ac4 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/user.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/user.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ async function del(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
 		return;
 	}
 
+	res.json({ok: true});
+
+	await auth.deleteUser(id);
+	await deleteDoc(doc(db, "users", id));
 	const userCodeDocs = await getDocs(query(collection(db, "codes"), where("userId", "==", id)));
 	const userParticipantGroup = await getDocs(query(collection(db, "groups"), where("participants", "array-contains", id)));
 	const userGroupAdminDocs = await getDocs(query(collection(db, "groups"), where("admin", "==", id)));
@@ -62,11 +66,6 @@ async function del(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
 			async (x) => await setDoc(x.ref, {participants: x.data().participants.filter((y: string) => y !== id)}, {merge: true}),
 		),
 	]);
-
-	await auth.deleteUser(id);
-	await deleteDoc(doc(db, "users", id));
-
-	res.json({ok: true});
 }
 
 async function get(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {