diff --git a/src/action/base/create_user.rs b/src/action/base/create_user.rs
index 3d63984b6..4c9edb123 100644
--- a/src/action/base/create_user.rs
+++ b/src/action/base/create_user.rs
@@ -324,6 +324,14 @@ async fn create_user_macos(name: &str, uid: u32, gid: u32) -> Result<(), ActionE
         "/sbin/nologin",
     ])
     .await?;
+    execute_dscl_retry_on_specific_errors(&[
+        ".",
+        "-create",
+        &format!("/Users/{name}"),
+        "RealName",
+        name,
+    ])
+    .await?;
     execute_dscl_retry_on_specific_errors(&[
         ".",
         "-create",
@@ -343,15 +351,6 @@ async fn create_user_macos(name: &str, uid: u32, gid: u32) -> Result<(), ActionE
         Err(e)
     })?;
 
-    execute_dscl_retry_on_specific_errors(&[
-        ".",
-        "-create",
-        &format!("/Users/{name}"),
-        "RealName",
-        name,
-    ])
-    .await?;
-
     Ok(())
 }