diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 7a090bebe7d026d7bdcda56424d4777306047b66..8dbbf8e6da864b3af39ca5e2228aac534e3f007a 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@ human_users:
   #   ssh_key_file: "claussni.pub"
   #   ssh_key_url: https://git.slub-dresden.de/{{ name }}.keys
 
-absent_users:
-  # - "dummy"
\ No newline at end of file
+absent_users: []
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 3830f459148f2b81b21e79e80b52770bc64c98e7..77f617747fd513a943caadd092850e7dc23729df 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
     force: true
     remove: true
   with_items: "{{ absent_users }}"
-  ignore_errors: true
   become: true
 
 - name: Authorize personal SSH keys from file