diff --git a/users/init.sls b/users/init.sls
index 69e513d..5949caf 100644
--- a/users/init.sls
+++ b/users/init.sls
@@ -476,7 +476,8 @@ users_{{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ name }}:
 
 {% for user in pillar.get('absent_users', []) %}
 users_absent_user_2_{{ user }}:
-  user.absent
+  user.absent:
+    - name: {{ name }}
 users_2_{{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ user }}:
   file.absent:
     - name: {{ users.sudoers_dir }}/{{ user }}