diff --git a/pkg/controller/che/oauth_initial_htpasswd_provider.go b/pkg/controller/che/oauth_initial_htpasswd_provider.go
index 13a02a8fa..f1676f981 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/che/oauth_initial_htpasswd_provider.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/che/oauth_initial_htpasswd_provider.go
@@ -115,10 +115,6 @@ func (iuh *OpenShiftOAuthUserOperatorHandler) DeleteOAuthInitialUser(deployConte
 	cr := deployContext.CheCluster
 	userName := deploy.DefaultCheFlavor(cr)
 
-	if err := deploy.DeleteSecret(htpasswdSecretName, ocConfigNamespace, iuh.runtimeClient); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if err := deleteUser(iuh.runtimeClient, userName); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -131,6 +127,10 @@ func (iuh *OpenShiftOAuthUserOperatorHandler) DeleteOAuthInitialUser(deployConte
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err := deploy.DeleteSecret(htpasswdSecretName, ocConfigNamespace, iuh.runtimeClient); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if err := deploy.DeleteSecret(openShiftOAuthUserCredentialsSecret, cr.Namespace, iuh.runtimeClient); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}