diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index 55c6243..32b8f5a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
       rescue => e
         logger.error "User creation failed: #{e.message}"
         flash[:danger] = "Something went wrong. Please try again."
+        @user.destroy
         render "new", status: :unprocessable_entity
       end
     else