diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/tests/user_ldap.php b/apps/user_ldap/tests/user_ldap.php
index 53229e2d64a42d5bf7c63e0d060e71f0243c8709..2f15a5acc6d7cd6d5544857630d1184655fb4c1d 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/tests/user_ldap.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/tests/user_ldap.php
@@ -259,12 +259,15 @@ class Test_User_Ldap_Direct extends \Test\TestCase {
 		$config = $this->getMock('\OCP\IConfig');
 		$config->expects($this->exactly(2))
 			->method('getUserValue')
-			->will($this->returnValue(1));
+			->will($this->onConsecutiveCalls('1', '/var/vhome/jdings/'));
 
 		$backend = new UserLDAP($access, $config);
 
 		$result = $backend->deleteUser('jeremy');
 		$this->assertTrue($result);
+
+		$home = $backend->getHome('jeremy');
+		$this->assertSame($home, '/var/vhome/jdings/');
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php b/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php
index cc5d5f5226f398dd36b8cd0d9ea2b41580eead7e..014d60c73169f124b410faffefa9d9d70ae1447d 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ class USER_LDAP extends BackendUtility implements \OCP\IUserBackend, \OCP\UserIn
 		}
 		//getting dn, if false the user does not exist. If dn, he may be mapped only, requires more checking.
 		$user = $this->access->userManager->get($uid);
+
 		if(is_null($user)) {
 			\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'No DN found for '.$uid.' on '.
 				$this->access->connection->ldapHost, \OCP\Util::DEBUG);
@@ -249,16 +250,16 @@ class USER_LDAP extends BackendUtility implements \OCP\IUserBackend, \OCP\UserIn
 	* @return string|bool
 	*/
 	public function getHome($uid) {
-		// user Exists check required as it is not done in user proxy!
-		if(!$this->userExists($uid)) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
 		if(isset($this->homesToKill[$uid]) && !empty($this->homesToKill[$uid])) {
 			//a deleted user who needs some clean up
 			return $this->homesToKill[$uid];
 		}
 
+		// user Exists check required as it is not done in user proxy!
+		if(!$this->userExists($uid)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		$cacheKey = 'getHome'.$uid;
 		if($this->access->connection->isCached($cacheKey)) {
 			return $this->access->connection->getFromCache($cacheKey);