diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Template/TemplateManager.php b/lib/private/Files/Template/TemplateManager.php
index ff9c40029e769..4c06ca2e45183 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Template/TemplateManager.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Template/TemplateManager.php
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ public function copySkeleton(string $userId): void {
 			throw new \RuntimeException('username is reserved name: ' . $appdata);
 		}
 
-		if (!empty($skeletonDirectory)) {
+		if (!empty($skeletonDirectory) && $userDirectory->getFreeSpace() !== 0) {
 			$this->logger->debug('copying skeleton for ' . $userId . ' from ' . $skeletonDirectory . ' to ' . $userDirectory->getFullPath('/'), ['app' => 'files_skeleton']);
 			$this->copyr($skeletonDirectory, $userDirectory);
 			// update the file cache