diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/keycloak/user/KeycloakUserReconciler.java b/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/keycloak/user/KeycloakUserReconciler.java
index 0c9b5cc9fad6df82d75123edb59b0f95f97b8159..aaaaa6211563562bbf7ab024d7a7110a921fabd6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/keycloak/user/KeycloakUserReconciler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/keycloak/user/KeycloakUserReconciler.java
@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ public class KeycloakUserReconciler implements Reconciler<OzgKeycloakUser>, Clea
 			return DeleteControl.defaultDelete();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			log.log(Level.SEVERE, "Could not delete user " + crd.getMetadata().getName() + " in namespace " + crd.getMetadata().getNamespace(), e);
-			crd.setStatus(OzgKeycloakUserStatus.builder().status(OzgCustomResourceStatus.ERROR).message(e.getMessage()).build());
-			UpdateControl.updateStatus(crd);
-			return DeleteControl.noFinalizerRemoval();
+			return DeleteControl.defaultDelete();
 		}
 	}
 }