diff --git a/roles/aap_remove/tasks/ah_remove.yml b/roles/aap_remove/tasks/ah_remove.yml
index 2745e28..992dfd6 100644
--- a/roles/aap_remove/tasks/ah_remove.yml
+++ b/roles/aap_remove/tasks/ah_remove.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.user:
     name: "{{ item }}"
     state: absent
+    force: true
     remove: true
   loop:
     - postgres
diff --git a/roles/aap_remove/tasks/controller_remove.yml b/roles/aap_remove/tasks/controller_remove.yml
index 08c1595..c92ece1 100644
--- a/roles/aap_remove/tasks/controller_remove.yml
+++ b/roles/aap_remove/tasks/controller_remove.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.user:
     name: "{{ item }}"
     state: absent
+    force: true
     remove: true
   loop:
     - postgres