diff --git a/src/loader.c b/src/loader.c
index 202bf2f..6aa861d 100644
--- a/src/loader.c
+++ b/src/loader.c
@@ -844,8 +844,8 @@ void ldr_fix_database(struct db_main *db)
 	MEM_FREE(db->password_hash);
 	MEM_FREE(db->salt_hash);
 
-	ldr_remove_marked(db);
 	ldr_filter_salts(db);
+	ldr_remove_marked(db);
 
 	ldr_init_hash(db);