diff --git a/app/serializers/admin_detailed_user_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/admin_detailed_user_serializer.rb
index 563ae1821e1..60c9ea55f20 100644
--- a/app/serializers/admin_detailed_user_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/admin_detailed_user_serializer.rb
@@ -91,4 +91,8 @@ class AdminDetailedUserSerializer < AdminUserSerializer
     scope.can_view_action_logs?(object)
   end
 
+  def post_count
+    object.posts.count
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/app/services/user_destroyer.rb b/app/services/user_destroyer.rb
index 4b56229a346..9af5731fc91 100644
--- a/app/services/user_destroyer.rb
+++ b/app/services/user_destroyer.rb
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ class UserDestroyer
   # Returns a frozen instance of the User if the delete succeeded.
   def destroy(user, opts={})
     raise Discourse::InvalidParameters.new('user is nil') unless user and user.is_a?(User)
-    @guardian.ensure_can_delete_user!(user)
     raise PostsExistError if !opts[:delete_posts] && user.posts.count != 0
+    @guardian.ensure_can_delete_user!(user)
 
     User.transaction do