diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 76d7d93..e5dfdb3 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ if [ "${HOME_USER-}" ]; then
     # Delete the vscode user
     if id "vscode" &>/dev/null; then
       sudo chown -R vscode:vscode /home/vscode
+      sudo pkill -u vscode
+      sleep 2  # wait for processes to terminate
       sudo -u root bash -c 'userdel -r vscode'
     fi
   else
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index a00caea..795654c 100755
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0.53
\ No newline at end of file
+2.0.54
\ No newline at end of file