diff --git a/lib/restore.sh b/lib/restore.sh
index 5add19e..5c94a36 100644
--- a/lib/restore.sh
+++ b/lib/restore.sh
@@ -132,13 +132,21 @@ restore_full_account() {
     if [[ "$terminate" == "true" ]] && account_exists "$user"; then
         log_info "Terminating existing account $user before restore..."
         local removeacct_output
-        if ! removeacct_output=$(/scripts/removeacct "$user" --force 2>&1); then
+        if ! removeacct_output=$(whmapi1 removeacct user="$user" 2>&1); then
             log_error "Failed to terminate account $user"
             log_debug "removeacct output: $removeacct_output"
             rm -rf "$restore_dir"
             return 1
         fi
         log_debug "removeacct output: $removeacct_output"
+        # Check whmapi1 result field for failure
+        if echo "$removeacct_output" | grep -q 'result: 0'; then
+            local reason
+            reason=$(echo "$removeacct_output" | grep 'reason:' | sed 's/.*reason: //')
+            log_error "Failed to terminate account $user: $reason"
+            rm -rf "$restore_dir"
+            return 1
+        fi
     fi
 
     # Run restorepkg (--force to merge into existing account if present)