diff --git a/lib/private/Authentication/Listeners/UserDeletedFilesCleanupListener.php b/lib/private/Authentication/Listeners/UserDeletedFilesCleanupListener.php
index fa7459e10ff97..f4d6beb88517a 100644
--- a/lib/private/Authentication/Listeners/UserDeletedFilesCleanupListener.php
+++ b/lib/private/Authentication/Listeners/UserDeletedFilesCleanupListener.php
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ public function handle(Event $event): void {
 			}
 			$storage = $this->homeStorageCache[$event->getUser()->getUID()];
 			$cache = $storage->getCache();
+			$storage->rmdir('');
 			if ($cache instanceof Cache) {
 				$cache->clear();
 			} else {
 				throw new \Exception("Home storage has invalid cache");
 			}
-			$storage->rmdir('');
 		}
 	}
 }