diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-etherpad b/src/freedombone-app-etherpad
index 58806da0..b8f00100 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-etherpad
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-etherpad
@@ -432,9 +432,12 @@ function remove_etherpad {
     remove_completion_param install_etherpad
     sed -i '/etherpad/d' $COMPLETION_FILE
     remove_backup_database_local etherpad
-    deluser --remove-all-files etherpad
     remove_nodejs etherpad
 
+    sync
+    delgroup etherpad
+    deluser --remove-all-files etherpad
+
     function_check remove_ddns_domain
     remove_ddns_domain $ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME
 }
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-ghost b/src/freedombone-app-ghost
index 8e76445a..bae7d6a1 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-ghost
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-ghost
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ function remove_ghost {
     read_config_param "GHOST_DOMAIN_NAME"
     nginx_dissite $GHOST_DOMAIN_NAME
     remove_certs ${GHOST_DOMAIN_NAME}
-    deluser --remove-all-files ghost
     if [ -f /etc/nginx/sites-available/$GHOST_DOMAIN_NAME ]; then
         rm -f /etc/nginx/sites-available/$GHOST_DOMAIN_NAME
     fi
@@ -312,6 +311,10 @@ function remove_ghost {
     sed -i '/Ghost/d' $COMPLETION_FILE
     sed -i '/ghost/d' $COMPLETION_FILE
 
+    sync
+    delgroup ghost
+    deluser --remove-all-files ghost
+
     function_check remove_ddns_domain
     remove_ddns_domain $GHOST_DOMAIN_NAME
 }
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-gogs b/src/freedombone-app-gogs
index a640aad3..d9b77a75 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-gogs
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-gogs
@@ -373,8 +373,10 @@ function remove_gogs {
     remove_completion_param "install_gogs"
     sed -i '/gogs /d' $COMPLETION_FILE
     remove_backup_database_local gogs
-    deluser --remove-all-files gogs
+
+    sync
     delgroup gogs
+    deluser --remove-all-files gogs
 
     function_check remove_ddns_domain
     remove_ddns_domain $GIT_DOMAIN_NAME
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-mailpile b/src/freedombone-app-mailpile
index 9112f5f9..141b1582 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-mailpile
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-mailpile
@@ -239,6 +239,9 @@ function remove_mailpile {
     fi
     function_check remove_ddns_domain
     remove_ddns_domain $MAILPILE_DOMAIN_NAME
+
+    sync
+    delgroup mailpile
     deluser --remove-all-files mailpile
 
     remove_config_param MAILPILE_DOMAIN_NAME
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-matrix b/src/freedombone-app-matrix
index 5d4561d1..6f36d45a 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-matrix
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-matrix
@@ -484,8 +484,11 @@ function remove_matrix {
     pip uninstall .
     rm -rf $MATRIX_DATA_DIR
     rm -rf /etc/matrix
-    deluser --remove-all-files matrix
+
+    sync
     delgroup matrix
+    deluser --remove-all-files matrix
+
     remove_onion_service matrix ${MATRIX_ONION_PORT}
     remove_onion_service matrix ${MATRIX_FEDERATION_ONION_PORT}
 
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-mediagoblin b/src/freedombone-app-mediagoblin
index d6c20416..e301b006 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-mediagoblin
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-mediagoblin
@@ -252,8 +252,10 @@ function remove_mediagoblin {
     sed -i '/mediagoblin/d' $COMPLETION_FILE
 
     remove_nodejs mediagoblin
-    deluser --remove-all-files mediagoblin
+
+    sync
     delgroup mediagoblin
+    deluser --remove-all-files mediagoblin
 
     function_check remove_ddns_domain
     remove_ddns_domain $MEDIAGOBLIN_DOMAIN_NAME
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-radicale b/src/freedombone-app-radicale
index 9544f3e8..bf0c3d39 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-radicale
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-radicale
@@ -283,8 +283,10 @@ function remove_radicale {
     fi
 
     firewall_remove ${RADICALE_PORT} tcp
-    deluser --remove-all-files radicale
+
+    sync
     delgroup radicale
+    deluser --remove-all-files radicale
 
     function_check remove_onion_service
     remove_onion_service radicale ${RADICALE_ONION_PORT}
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs b/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs
index a923ce14..95f1538c 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs
@@ -374,8 +374,11 @@ function remove_tahoelafs {
     remove_onion_service tahoelafs ${TAHOELAFS_ONION_PORT}
     remove_onion_service storage-tahoelafs ${TAHOELAFS_STORAGE_ONION_PORT} $(get_tahoelafs_nick)
     sed -i '/HidServAuth /d' /etc/tor/torrc
-    deluser --remove-all-files tahoelafs
+
+    sync
     delgroup tahoelafs
+    deluser --remove-all-files tahoelafs
+
     if [ -d $TAHOE_DIR ]; then
         rm -rf $TAHOE_DIR
     fi
@@ -622,8 +625,9 @@ function install_tahoelafs {
     apt-get -yq install python-virtualenv apache2-utils
 
     if [ -d $TAHOE_DIR ]; then
-        deluser --remove-all-files tahoelafs
+        sync
         delgroup tahoelafs
+        deluser --remove-all-files tahoelafs
         rm -rf $TAHOE_DIR
     fi
 
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-turtl b/src/freedombone-app-turtl
index 8760f021..6cdd0bdc 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-turtl
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-turtl
@@ -357,8 +357,6 @@ function remove_turtl {
     remove_app turtl
     remove_completion_param install_turtl
     sed -i '/turtl/d' $COMPLETION_FILE
-    deluser --remove-all-files turtl
-    delgroup turtl
     nginx_dissite $TURTL_DOMAIN_NAME
     if [ -f /etc/nginx/sites-available/$TURTL_DOMAIN_NAME ]; then
         rm /etc/nginx/sites-available/$TURTL_DOMAIN_NAME
@@ -371,6 +369,10 @@ function remove_turtl {
     rm -rf /etc/rethinkdb
     rm -rf /var/lib/rethinkdb
     rm -rf $TURTL_BASE_DIR
+
+    sync
+    delgroup turtl
+    deluser --remove-all-files turtl
 }