diff --git a/data/settingsupdate.conf b/data/settingsupdate.conf
index 45eafcac9..5234dc041 100644
--- a/data/settingsupdate.conf
+++ b/data/settingsupdate.conf
@@ -21,7 +21,17 @@
 ## Die Verzeichnisse "/", "/dev", "/proc", "/sys", "/mnt", "/tmp" können nicht gesichert werden!!
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+## vor der Sicherung aus dem neuen Image zu löschende Dateien/Verzeichnisse,
+## gekennzeichnet durch ein vorangestelltes ~
+# z.B.
+# ~/share/tuxbox/neutrino/themes/Classic.theme
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+#-------------
 ## Sicherungen
+#-------------
 /etc/hostname
 /etc/hosts
 /etc/network
@@ -30,6 +40,7 @@
 /var/etc
 /var/tuxbox/config
 
+
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## von der Sicherung auszuschließende Dateien, gekennzeichnet durch ein vorangestelltes -
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -41,10 +52,3 @@
 -/var/tuxbox/config/satellites.xml
 -/var/tuxbox/config/settingsupdate.conf
 -/var/tuxbox/config/tobackup.conf
-
-#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-## nach der Sicherung aus dem neuen Image zu löschende Dateien/Verzeichnisse,
-## gekennzeichnet durch ein vorangestelltes ~
-# z.B.
-# ~/share/tuxbox/neutrino/themes/Classic.theme
-#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/gui/ext_update.cpp b/src/gui/ext_update.cpp
index c883a7060..c9094941d 100644
--- a/src/gui/ext_update.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/ext_update.cpp
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ bool CExtUpdate::readBackupList(const std::string & dstPath)
 {
 	char buf[PATH_MAX];
 	static struct stat FileInfo;
+	vector<std::string>::iterator it;
 	
 	f1 = fopen(backupList.c_str(), "r");
 	if (f1 == NULL) {
@@ -582,8 +583,30 @@ bool CExtUpdate::readBackupList(const std::string & dstPath)
 	}
 	fclose(f1);
 
+	// read DeleteList
+	for(it = deleteList.begin(); it != deleteList.end(); ++it) {
+		line = *it;
+		if (lstat(line.c_str(), &FileInfo) != -1) {
+			if ((line.find("*") != std::string::npos) || (line.find("?") != std::string::npos)) {
+				// Wildcards
+				WRITE_UPDATE_LOG("delete file list: %s\n", line.c_str());
+				deleteFileList(line.c_str());
+			}
+			else if (S_ISREG(FileInfo.st_mode)) {
+				// File
+				WRITE_UPDATE_LOG("delete file: %s\n", line.c_str());
+				unlink(line.c_str());
+			}
+			else if (S_ISDIR(FileInfo.st_mode)){
+				// Directory
+				WRITE_UPDATE_LOG("delete directory: %s\n", line.c_str());
+				FileHelpers->removeDir(line.c_str());
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	sync();
+
 	// read copyList
-	vector<std::string>::iterator it;
 	for(it = copyList.begin(); it != copyList.end(); ++it) {
 		line = *it;
 		line = trim(line);
@@ -628,28 +651,6 @@ bool CExtUpdate::readBackupList(const std::string & dstPath)
 		
 		}
 	}
-
-	// read DeleteList
-	for(it = deleteList.begin(); it != deleteList.end(); ++it) {
-		line = *it;
-		if (lstat(line.c_str(), &FileInfo) != -1) {
-			if ((line.find("*") != std::string::npos) || (line.find("?") != std::string::npos)) {
-				// Wildcards
-				WRITE_UPDATE_LOG("delete file list: %s\n", line.c_str());
-				deleteFileList(line.c_str());
-			}
-			else if (S_ISREG(FileInfo.st_mode)) {
-				// File
-				WRITE_UPDATE_LOG("delete file: %s\n", line.c_str());
-				unlink(line.c_str());
-			}
-			else if (S_ISDIR(FileInfo.st_mode)){
-				// Directory
-				WRITE_UPDATE_LOG("delete directory: %s\n", line.c_str());
-				FileHelpers->removeDir(line.c_str());
-			}
-		}
-	}
 	sync();
 	return true;
 }