diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 5805c8c..5e48338 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+* :release:`0.5.2 <2015-01-29>`
+* :bug:`-` fix minor log message issue
+
 * :release:`0.5.1 <2015-01-29>`
 * :bug:`-` reverted Reject handling in ldaptasks
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 03dd15f..b2d2cf9 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ copyright = u'2014, 2015 Jan Dittberner'
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '0.5'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.5.1'
+release = '0.5.2'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/gvaldap/ldaptasks/tasks.py b/gvaldap/ldaptasks/tasks.py
index f17a7e6..05c2da8 100644
--- a/gvaldap/ldaptasks/tasks.py
+++ b/gvaldap/ldaptasks/tasks.py
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ def create_ldap_user(username, uid, gid, gecos, homedir, shell, password):
     if password is not None:
         ldapuser.set_password(password)
         _LOGGER.info('set password for LDAP user %s', ldapuser.dn)
+    ldapuser.save()
+    _LOGGER.info('LDAP user %s created', ldapuser.dn)
     if ldapuser.username in ldapgroup.members:
         _LOGGER.info(
             'LDAP user %s is already member of LDAP group %s',
@@ -107,8 +109,6 @@ def create_ldap_user(username, uid, gid, gecos, homedir, shell, password):
         _LOGGER.info(
             'LDAP user %s has been added to LDAP group %s',
             ldapuser.dn, ldapgroup.dn)
-    ldapuser.save()
-    _LOGGER.info('LDAP user %s created', ldapuser.dn)
     return ldapuser.dn