diff --git a/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/endpoint/PrivilegeUsersService.java b/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/endpoint/PrivilegeUsersService.java
index 3081c1592..67d9eafae 100644
--- a/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/endpoint/PrivilegeUsersService.java
+++ b/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/endpoint/PrivilegeUsersService.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package li.strolch.rest.endpoint;
 
 import static java.util.Comparator.comparing;
 import static li.strolch.privilege.handler.PrivilegeHandler.PRIVILEGE_GET_USER;
+import static li.strolch.rest.helper.ResponseUtil.toResponse;
 import static li.strolch.rest.helper.RestfulHelper.toJson;
 import static li.strolch.search.SearchBuilder.buildSimpleValueSearch;
 
@@ -44,7 +45,6 @@ import li.strolch.privilege.model.UserState;
 import li.strolch.rest.RestfulStrolchComponent;
 import li.strolch.rest.StrolchRestfulConstants;
 import li.strolch.rest.StrolchSessionHandler;
-import li.strolch.rest.helper.ResponseUtil;
 import li.strolch.rest.model.QueryData;
 import li.strolch.search.SearchResult;
 import li.strolch.search.ValueSearch;
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ public class PrivilegeUsersService {
 		PrivilegeUserNameArgument arg = new PrivilegeUserNameArgument();
 		arg.username = username;
 
-		PrivilegeUserResult svcResult = svcHandler.doService(cert, svc, arg);
-		return handleServiceResult(svcResult);
+		ServiceResult svcResult = svcHandler.doService(cert, svc, arg);
+		return toResponse(svcResult);
 	}
 
 	@PUT
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public class PrivilegeUsersService {
 			userState = UserState.valueOf(state);
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			String msg = MessageFormat.format("UserState {0} is not valid!", state);
-			return ResponseUtil.toResponse(msg);
+			return toResponse(msg);
 		}
 
 		ServiceHandler svcHandler = RestfulStrolchComponent.getInstance().getComponent(ServiceHandler.class);
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ public class PrivilegeUsersService {
 			locale = new Locale(localeS);
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			String msg = MessageFormat.format("Locale {0} is not valid!", localeS);
-			return ResponseUtil.toResponse(msg);
+			return toResponse(msg);
 		}
 
 		ServiceHandler svcHandler = RestfulStrolchComponent.getInstance().getComponent(ServiceHandler.class);
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ public class PrivilegeUsersService {
 
 		ServiceResult svcResult = svcHandler.doService(cert, svc, arg);
 		if (svcResult.isNok())
-			return ResponseUtil.toResponse(svcResult);
+			return toResponse(svcResult);
 
 		// if user changes their own password, then invalidate the session
 		if (cert.getUsername().equals(username)) {
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ public class PrivilegeUsersService {
 			sessionHandler.invalidate(cert);
 		}
 
-		return ResponseUtil.toResponse();
+		return toResponse();
 	}
 
 	@PUT
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ public class PrivilegeUsersService {
 		arg.map.put(Tags.Json.STATE, jsonObject.get(Tags.Json.STATE).getAsString());
 
 		ServiceResult svcResult = svcHandler.doService(cert, svc, arg);
-		return ResponseUtil.toResponse(svcResult);
+		return toResponse(svcResult);
 	}
 
 	@DELETE
@@ -353,16 +353,15 @@ public class PrivilegeUsersService {
 		arg.username = username;
 
 		ServiceResult svcResult = svcHandler.doService(cert, svc, arg);
-		return ResponseUtil.toResponse(svcResult);
+		return toResponse(svcResult);
 	}
 
 	private Response handleServiceResult(PrivilegeUserResult svcResult) {
 		if (svcResult.isOk()) {
 			UserRep userRep = svcResult.getUser();
-			return Response
-					.ok(userRep.accept(new PrivilegeElementToJsonVisitor()).toString(), MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
-					.build();
+			return Response.ok(userRep.accept(new PrivilegeElementToJsonVisitor()).toString(),
+					MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).build();
 		}
-		return ResponseUtil.toResponse(svcResult);
+		return toResponse(svcResult);
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/li.strolch.service/src/main/java/li/strolch/service/privilege/users/PrivilegeRemoveUserCommand.java b/li.strolch.service/src/main/java/li/strolch/service/privilege/users/PrivilegeRemoveUserCommand.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3b0ca996
--- /dev/null
+++ b/li.strolch.service/src/main/java/li/strolch/service/privilege/users/PrivilegeRemoveUserCommand.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package li.strolch.service.privilege.users;
+
+import static li.strolch.runtime.StrolchConstants.StrolchPrivilegeConstants.PRIVILEGE;
+import static li.strolch.runtime.StrolchConstants.StrolchPrivilegeConstants.USER;
+
+import li.strolch.model.audit.AccessType;
+import li.strolch.model.audit.Audit;
+import li.strolch.persistence.api.StrolchTransaction;
+import li.strolch.privilege.handler.PrivilegeHandler;
+import li.strolch.service.api.Command;
+import li.strolch.utils.dbc.DBC;
+
+public class PrivilegeRemoveUserCommand extends Command {
+
+	private String username;
+
+	public PrivilegeRemoveUserCommand(StrolchTransaction tx) {
+		super(tx);
+	}
+
+	public void setUsername(String username) {
+		this.username = username;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void validate() {
+		DBC.PRE.assertNotEmpty("username must be set", this.username);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void doCommand() {
+
+		li.strolch.runtime.privilege.PrivilegeHandler strolchPrivilegeHandler = getContainer().getPrivilegeHandler();
+		PrivilegeHandler privilegeHandler = strolchPrivilegeHandler.getPrivilegeHandler();
+
+		privilegeHandler.removeUser(tx().getCertificate(), this.username);
+		privilegeHandler.persist(tx().getCertificate());
+
+		Audit audit = tx().auditFrom(AccessType.DELETE, PRIVILEGE, USER, this.username);
+		tx().getAuditTrail().add(tx(), audit);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/li.strolch.service/src/main/java/li/strolch/service/privilege/users/PrivilegeRemoveUserService.java b/li.strolch.service/src/main/java/li/strolch/service/privilege/users/PrivilegeRemoveUserService.java
index 6ba10113e..1f03d554a 100644
--- a/li.strolch.service/src/main/java/li/strolch/service/privilege/users/PrivilegeRemoveUserService.java
+++ b/li.strolch.service/src/main/java/li/strolch/service/privilege/users/PrivilegeRemoveUserService.java
@@ -15,23 +15,20 @@
  */
 package li.strolch.service.privilege.users;
 
-import li.strolch.model.audit.AccessType;
-import li.strolch.model.audit.Audit;
 import li.strolch.persistence.api.StrolchTransaction;
 import li.strolch.privilege.handler.PrivilegeHandler;
-import li.strolch.privilege.model.UserRep;
-import li.strolch.runtime.StrolchConstants.StrolchPrivilegeConstants;
 import li.strolch.service.api.AbstractService;
+import li.strolch.service.api.ServiceResult;
 import li.strolch.service.api.ServiceResultState;
 
 /**
  * @author Robert von Burg <eitch@eitchnet.ch>
  */
-public class PrivilegeRemoveUserService extends AbstractService<PrivilegeUserNameArgument, PrivilegeUserResult> {
+public class PrivilegeRemoveUserService extends AbstractService<PrivilegeUserNameArgument, ServiceResult> {
 
 	@Override
-	protected PrivilegeUserResult getResultInstance() {
-		return new PrivilegeUserResult(ServiceResultState.FAILED);
+	protected ServiceResult getResultInstance() {
+		return new ServiceResult(ServiceResultState.FAILED);
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -40,24 +37,18 @@ public class PrivilegeRemoveUserService extends AbstractService<PrivilegeUserNam
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	protected PrivilegeUserResult internalDoService(PrivilegeUserNameArgument arg) throws Exception {
+	protected ServiceResult internalDoService(PrivilegeUserNameArgument arg) throws Exception {
 
-		li.strolch.runtime.privilege.PrivilegeHandler strolchPrivilegeHandler = getContainer().getPrivilegeHandler();
-		PrivilegeHandler privilegeHandler = strolchPrivilegeHandler.getPrivilegeHandler();
-
-		UserRep user;
 		try (StrolchTransaction tx = openArgOrUserTx(arg, PrivilegeHandler.PRIVILEGE_REMOVE_USER)) {
 			tx.setSuppressAudits(true);
 
-			user = privilegeHandler.removeUser(getCertificate(), arg.username);
-			privilegeHandler.persist(getCertificate());
+			PrivilegeRemoveUserCommand cmd = new PrivilegeRemoveUserCommand(tx);
+			cmd.setUsername(arg.username);
+			tx.addCommand(cmd);
 
-			Audit audit = tx
-					.auditFrom(AccessType.DELETE, StrolchPrivilegeConstants.PRIVILEGE, StrolchPrivilegeConstants.USER,
-							user.getUsername());
-			tx.getAuditTrail().add(tx, audit);
+			tx.commitOnClose();
 		}
 
-		return new PrivilegeUserResult(user);
+		return ServiceResult.success();
 	}
 }