diff --git a/debian/scripts/postrm b/debian/scripts/postrm
index 5cc0f518a..38a4170ab 100755
--- a/debian/scripts/postrm
+++ b/debian/scripts/postrm
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# /etc/rc*.d/*i2p files	
+update-rc.d -f i2p remove
+
 I2PUSER=i2psvc
 # delete $I2PUSER if it exists (it will not if this is a purge after a remove)
 id $I2PUSER 2>/dev/null
diff --git a/debian/scripts/prerm b/debian/scripts/prerm
index 3a88e9516..74f0bafed 100755
--- a/debian/scripts/prerm
+++ b/debian/scripts/prerm
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 # stuff in /tmp
 rm -f /tmp/wrapper.log /tmp/wrapper.log.1 /tmp/wrapper.log.2 /tmp/i2p.pid /tmp/routerjvm.pid /tmp/router.ping
 
-# /etc/rc*.d/*i2p files	
-update-rc.d -f i2p remove
-
 # dpkg doesn't know about these files, they were copied out of jbigi.jar by the router
 LIB=/usr/lib/i2p
 rm -f $LIB/libjbigi.so $LIB/libjcpuid.so