diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/7696-avoid-attempt-to-delete-non-existing-user.yml b/changelogs/fragments/7696-avoid-attempt-to-delete-non-existing-user.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db57d68233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/7696-avoid-attempt-to-delete-non-existing-user.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - keycloak_user - when ``force`` is set, but user does not exist, do not try to delete it (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7696).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/keycloak_user.py b/plugins/modules/keycloak_user.py
index 61be26e5e2..1aeff0da5f 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/keycloak_user.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/keycloak_user.py
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ def main():
 
     else:
         after_user = {}
-        if force:  # If the force option is set to true
+        if force and before_user:  # If the force option is set to true
             # Delete the existing user
             kc.delete_user(user_id=before_user["id"], realm=realm)