diff --git a/scripts/remove b/scripts/remove
index ea945ee..be6b2fe 100644
--- a/scripts/remove
+++ b/scripts/remove
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ sudo killall uwsgi
 sudo service uwsgi start
 
 # Remove user
-sudo userdel searx
-
+if id -u searx > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    sudo userdel searx
+fi
 # Reload Nginx
 sudo service nginx reload