diff --git a/kicker/handlers.go b/kicker/handlers.go
index 8149706..1f948c0 100644
--- a/kicker/handlers.go
+++ b/kicker/handlers.go
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ func userJoined(b *bot, update *echotron.Update) error {
 	store := tongo.NewStore[db.User](Client)
 	usr := update.Message.NewChatMembers[0]
 	message := update.Message
+	_, err := b.DeleteMessage(message.Chat.ID, message.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Can't delete message: %v", err)
+	}
 	user, err := store.GetOne(ctx, tongo.E("chat_id", update.ChatID()), tongo.E("user_id", usr.ID))
 	var captcha *captchagen.Captcha
 	if err != nil {
@@ -47,10 +51,6 @@ func userJoined(b *bot, update *echotron.Update) error {
 	if captcha == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	_, err = b.DeleteMessage(message.Chat.ID, message.ID)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("Can't delete message: %v", err)
-	}
 	bytes, err := captcha.ToBytes()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Error creating captcha bytes: %v", bytes)