diff --git a/apps/app_voicemail.c b/apps/app_voicemail.c
index 55afc074d3099ca290b960c58b61dc1ca6414d36..1e2942b837cfb36de2ce5facfb25bceaf2061fa1 100644
--- a/apps/app_voicemail.c
+++ b/apps/app_voicemail.c
@@ -9193,8 +9193,37 @@ static int vm_newuser(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_vm_user *vmu, struct
 		ast_adsi_transmit_message(chan, buf, bytes, ADSI_MSG_DISPLAY);
 	}
 
-	/* First, have the user change their password 
-	   so they won't get here again */
+	/* If forcename is set, have the user record their name */
+	if (ast_test_flag(vmu, VM_FORCENAME)) {
+		snprintf(prefile, sizeof(prefile), "%s%s/%s/greet", VM_SPOOL_DIR, vmu->context, vms->username);
+		if (ast_fileexists(prefile, NULL, NULL) < 1) {
+			cmd = play_record_review(chan, "vm-rec-name", prefile, maxgreet, fmtc, 0, vmu, &duration, NULL, NULL, record_gain, vms, NULL);
+			if (cmd < 0 || cmd == 't' || cmd == '#')
+				return cmd;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* If forcegreetings is set, have the user record their greetings */
+	if (ast_test_flag(vmu, VM_FORCEGREET)) {
+		snprintf(prefile, sizeof(prefile), "%s%s/%s/unavail", VM_SPOOL_DIR, vmu->context, vms->username);
+		if (ast_fileexists(prefile, NULL, NULL) < 1) {
+			cmd = play_record_review(chan, "vm-rec-unv", prefile, maxgreet, fmtc, 0, vmu, &duration, NULL, NULL, record_gain, vms, NULL);
+			if (cmd < 0 || cmd == 't' || cmd == '#')
+				return cmd;
+		}
+
+		snprintf(prefile, sizeof(prefile), "%s%s/%s/busy", VM_SPOOL_DIR, vmu->context, vms->username);
+		if (ast_fileexists(prefile, NULL, NULL) < 1) {
+			cmd = play_record_review(chan, "vm-rec-busy", prefile, maxgreet, fmtc, 0, vmu, &duration, NULL, NULL, record_gain, vms, NULL);
+			if (cmd < 0 || cmd == 't' || cmd == '#')
+				return cmd;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Change the password last since new users will be able to skip over any steps this one comes before
+	 * by hanging up and calling back to voicemail main since the password is used to verify new user status.
+	 */
 	for (;;) {
 		newpassword[1] = '\0';
 		newpassword[0] = cmd = ast_play_and_wait(chan, vm_newpassword);
@@ -9238,33 +9267,6 @@ static int vm_newuser(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_vm_user *vmu, struct
 	ast_debug(1, "User %s set password to %s of length %d\n", vms->username, newpassword, (int) strlen(newpassword));
 	cmd = ast_play_and_wait(chan, vm_passchanged);
 
-	/* If forcename is set, have the user record their name */
-	if (ast_test_flag(vmu, VM_FORCENAME)) {
-		snprintf(prefile, sizeof(prefile), "%s%s/%s/greet", VM_SPOOL_DIR, vmu->context, vms->username);
-		if (ast_fileexists(prefile, NULL, NULL) < 1) {
-			cmd = play_record_review(chan, "vm-rec-name", prefile, maxgreet, fmtc, 0, vmu, &duration, NULL, NULL, record_gain, vms, NULL);
-			if (cmd < 0 || cmd == 't' || cmd == '#')
-				return cmd;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* If forcegreetings is set, have the user record their greetings */
-	if (ast_test_flag(vmu, VM_FORCEGREET)) {
-		snprintf(prefile, sizeof(prefile), "%s%s/%s/unavail", VM_SPOOL_DIR, vmu->context, vms->username);
-		if (ast_fileexists(prefile, NULL, NULL) < 1) {
-			cmd = play_record_review(chan, "vm-rec-unv", prefile, maxgreet, fmtc, 0, vmu, &duration, NULL, NULL, record_gain, vms, NULL);
-			if (cmd < 0 || cmd == 't' || cmd == '#')
-				return cmd;
-		}
-
-		snprintf(prefile, sizeof(prefile), "%s%s/%s/busy", VM_SPOOL_DIR, vmu->context, vms->username);
-		if (ast_fileexists(prefile, NULL, NULL) < 1) {
-			cmd = play_record_review(chan, "vm-rec-busy", prefile, maxgreet, fmtc, 0, vmu, &duration, NULL, NULL, record_gain, vms, NULL);
-			if (cmd < 0 || cmd == 't' || cmd == '#')
-				return cmd;
-		}
-	}
-
 	return cmd;
 }