diff --git a/larbs.sh b/larbs.sh
index a611074..d68b79b 100644
--- a/larbs.sh
+++ b/larbs.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ selectdotfiles() { \
 getuserandpass() { \
 	# Prompts user for new username an password.
 	name=$(dialog --inputbox "First, please enter a name for the user account." 10 60 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3 3>&1) || exit
-	repodir="/home/$name/.local/src"; mkdir -p "$repodir"; chown -R "$name":wheel "$repodir"
 	while ! echo "$name" | grep "^[a-z_][a-z0-9_-]*$" >/dev/null 2>&1; do
 		name=$(dialog --no-cancel --inputbox "Username not valid. Give a username beginning with a letter, with only lowercase letters, - or _." 10 60 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3 3>&1)
 	done
@@ -72,6 +71,7 @@ adduserandpass() { \
 	dialog --infobox "Adding user \"$name\"..." 4 50
 	useradd -m -g wheel -s /bin/bash "$name" >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
 	usermod -a -G wheel "$name" && mkdir -p /home/"$name" && chown "$name":wheel /home/"$name"
+	repodir="/home/$name/.local/src"; mkdir -p "$repodir"; chown -R "$name":wheel "$repodir"
 	echo "$name:$pass1" | chpasswd
 	unset pass1 pass2 ;}