diff --git a/kanidmd/src/lib/actors/v1_write.rs b/kanidmd/src/lib/actors/v1_write.rs
index 4738060f2..14193b018 100644
--- a/kanidmd/src/lib/actors/v1_write.rs
+++ b/kanidmd/src/lib/actors/v1_write.rs
@@ -1085,9 +1085,15 @@ impl QueryServerWriteV1 {
             "class".into(),
             Value::new_class("posixaccount"),
         )))
+        .chain(iter::once(gidnumber.as_ref().map(|_| {
+            Modify::Purged("gidnumber".into())
+        })))
         .chain(iter::once(gidnumber.map(|n| {
             Modify::Present("gidnumber".into(), Value::new_uint32(n))
         })))
+        .chain(iter::once(shell.as_ref().map(|_| {
+            Modify::Purged("loginshell".into())
+        })))
         .chain(iter::once(shell.map(|s| {
             Modify::Present("loginshell".into(), Value::new_iutf8(s.as_str()))
         })))