diff --git a/bin/confetty b/bin/confetty
index 3ef592bf..7fbbb2bc 100755
--- a/bin/confetty
+++ b/bin/confetty
@@ -184,10 +184,10 @@ def do_command(command, server):
     global currconsole
     global currchildren
     exitcode = 0
-    command = command.lower()
     argv = parse_command(command)
     if len(argv) == 0:
         return
+    argv[0] = argv[0].lower()
     if argv[0] == 'exit':
         sys.exit(0)
     elif argv[0] == 'cd':
diff --git a/confluent/config/configmanager.py b/confluent/config/configmanager.py
index d47c7c62..5b253c06 100644
--- a/confluent/config/configmanager.py
+++ b/confluent/config/configmanager.py
@@ -526,6 +526,13 @@ class ConfigManager(object):
                 user[attribute] = attributemap[attribute]
         self._bg_sync_to_file()
 
+    def del_user(self, name):
+        changeset = {}
+        if name in self._cfgstore['users']:
+            _mark_dirtykey('users', name, self.tenant)
+            del self._cfgstore['users'][name]
+        self._bg_sync_to_file()
+
     def create_user(self, name,
                     role="Administrator", id=None, displayname=None,
                     attributemap=None):
@@ -992,7 +999,6 @@ class ConfigManager(object):
                         del globalf[globalkey]
             globalf.close()
         if 'dirtykeys' in _cfgstore:
-            #with lock:
             with _dirtylock:
                 currdirt = copy.deepcopy(_cfgstore['dirtykeys'])
                 del _cfgstore['dirtykeys']
diff --git a/confluent/pluginapi.py b/confluent/pluginapi.py
index 6ecfa9bb..459b6061 100644
--- a/confluent/pluginapi.py
+++ b/confluent/pluginapi.py
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@ def iterate_resources(fancydict):
         yield msg.ChildCollection(resource)
 
 
+def delete_user(user, configmanager):
+    configmanager.del_user(user)
+    yield msg.DeletedResource(user)
+
 def delete_nodegroup_collection(collectionpath, configmanager):
     if len(collectionpath) == 2:  # just the nodegroup
         group = collectionpath[-1]
@@ -330,6 +334,8 @@ def handle_path(path, operation, configmanager, inputdata=None):
         else:
             return stripnode(passvalue, node)
     elif pathcomponents[0] == 'users':
+        #TODO: when non-administrator accounts exist,
+        # they must only be allowed to see their own user
         try:
             user = pathcomponents[1]
         except IndexError: # it's just users/
@@ -338,14 +344,13 @@ def handle_path(path, operation, configmanager, inputdata=None):
                     pathcomponents, operation, inputdata)
                 create_user(inputdata.attribs, configmanager)
             return iterate_collections(configmanager.list_users(), forcecollection=False)
-        inputdata = msg.get_input_message(
-            pathcomponents, operation, inputdata)
         if operation == 'retrieve':
             return show_user(user, configmanager)
         elif operation == 'delete':
-            delete_user(user, configmanager)
-            return show_user(user, configmanager)
+            return delete_user(user, configmanager)
         elif operation == 'update':
+            inputdata = msg.get_input_message(
+                pathcomponents, operation, inputdata)
             update_user(user, inputdata.attribs, configmanager)
             return show_user(user, configmanager)
     else: