diff --git a/public/src/client/users.js b/public/src/client/users.js
index 5572c05cb1..eaa9467a00 100644
--- a/public/src/client/users.js
+++ b/public/src/client/users.js
@@ -173,16 +173,13 @@ define('forum/users', ['translator'], function(translator) {
 
 	function onUserStatusChange(data) {
 		var section = getActiveSection();
+		
 		if ((section.startsWith('online') || section.startsWith('users'))) {
 			updateUser(data);
 		}
 	}
 
 	function updateUser(data) {
-		if (data.status === 'offline') {
-			return;
-		}
-
 		app.updateUserStatus($('#users-container [data-uid="' + data.uid +'"] [component="user/status"]'), data.status);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/socket.io/user.js b/src/socket.io/user.js
index dffed2730f..3005d42c7d 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/user.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/user.js
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ SocketUser.deleteAccount = function(socket, data, callback) {
 			if (err || isAdmin) {
 				return callback(err || new Error('[[error:cant-delete-admin]]'));
 			}
-			
-			user.deleteAccount(socket.uid, callback);
+
 			socket.broadcast.emit('event:user_status_change', {uid: socket.uid, status: 'offline'});
+			user.deleteAccount(socket.uid, callback);
 		});
 	}
 };