diff --git a/publish/deb_base/postrm.template b/publish/deb_base/postrm.template
index 9bd9893c9e..38313ae7a4 100644
--- a/publish/deb_base/postrm.template
+++ b/publish/deb_base/postrm.template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 deluser %%INSTALL_USER%% input
 deluser %%INSTALL_USER%% audio
 deluser %%INSTALL_USER%% dialout
-deluser %%INSTALL_USER%%
+userdel %%INSTALL_USER%%
 
 if [ -e /home/%%INSTALL_USER%% ]; then
     rm -R /home/%%INSTALL_USER%%
diff --git a/publish/publish.sh b/publish/publish.sh
index c306bd83fa..fd72f9829f 100755
--- a/publish/publish.sh
+++ b/publish/publish.sh
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ function setup_init_script() {
 setup_init_script "mycroft-messagebus"
 setup_init_script "mycroft-skills"
 setup_init_script "mycroft-speech-client"
+
 if [ ${ARCH} = "armhf" ]; then
   setup_init_script "mycroft-enclosure-client"
 fi