diff --git a/scripts/cleanup.sh b/scripts/cleanup.sh
index 2cde7c1..ad7a969 100755
--- a/scripts/cleanup.sh
+++ b/scripts/cleanup.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
 dd if=/dev/zero of=/EMPTY bs=1M
 rm -f /EMPTY
 
-ps -elf
 # Remove the centos user
-userdel centos
+sudo userdel -f centos
 echo user centos deletion exited with $?
 
 # Add `sync` so Packer doesn't quit too early, before the large file is deleted.