diff --git a/bundles/users/items.py b/bundles/users/items.py
index b1fecbb..89c3b8d 100644
--- a/bundles/users/items.py
+++ b/bundles/users/items.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ for username, attrs in node.metadata['users'].items():
 
     if attrs.get('delete', False):
         users[username] = {'delete': True}
-        directories[home] = {'delete': True}
+        files[home] = {'delete': True}
 
     else:
         user = users.setdefault(username, {})