diff --git a/worthless/installer.py b/worthless/installer.py
index ce220f5..2c5b8e3 100644
--- a/worthless/installer.py
+++ b/worthless/installer.py
@@ -343,6 +343,22 @@ class Installer:
             except ValueError:
                 pass
         
+        try:
+            deletefiles = archive.read("deletefiles.txt").decode().split("\r\n")
+            for file in deletefiles:
+                current_game_file = Path(self._gamedir).joinpath(file)
+                if current_game_file == Path(self._gamedir):
+                    # Don't delete the game folder
+                    print("Game folder detected, not deleting:", current_game_file)
+                    continue
+                if not current_game_file.relative_to(Path(self._gamedir)):
+                    print("Not deleting (not relative to game):", current_game_file)
+                    continue
+                print("Deleting", file)
+                current_game_file.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Error while reading deletefiles.txt: {e}")
+
         # hdiffpatch implementation
         try:
             hdifffiles = []
@@ -403,22 +419,6 @@ class Installer:
         except Exception as e:
             print(f"Error while reading hdifffiles.txt: {e}")
 
-        try:
-            deletefiles = archive.read("deletefiles.txt").decode().split("\r\n")
-            for file in deletefiles:
-                current_game_file = Path(self._gamedir).joinpath(file)
-                if current_game_file == Path(self._gamedir):
-                    # Don't delete the game folder
-                    print("Game folder detected, not deleting:", current_game_file)
-                    continue
-                if not current_game_file.relative_to(Path(self._gamedir)):
-                    print("Not deleting (not relative to game):", current_game_file)
-                    continue
-                print("Deleting", file)
-                current_game_file.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-        except Exception as e:
-            print(f"Error while reading deletefiles.txt: {e}")
-
         await asyncio.to_thread(archive.extractall, self._gamedir, members=files)
         archive.close()