diff --git a/alfresco-transformer-base/src/main/java/org/alfresco/transformer/AbstractTransformerController.java b/alfresco-transformer-base/src/main/java/org/alfresco/transformer/AbstractTransformerController.java
index 556a35d6..45ea2d7a 100644
--- a/alfresco-transformer-base/src/main/java/org/alfresco/transformer/AbstractTransformerController.java
+++ b/alfresco-transformer-base/src/main/java/org/alfresco/transformer/AbstractTransformerController.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ package org.alfresco.transformer;
 
 import static org.alfresco.transformer.fs.FileManager.buildFile;
 import static org.alfresco.transformer.fs.FileManager.createTargetFileName;
+import static org.alfresco.transformer.fs.FileManager.deleteFile;
 import static org.alfresco.transformer.fs.FileManager.getFilenameFromContentDisposition;
 import static org.alfresco.transformer.fs.FileManager.save;
 import static org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
@@ -212,6 +213,15 @@ public abstract class AbstractTransformerController implements TransformControll
             return new ResponseEntity<>(reply, HttpStatus.valueOf(reply.getStatus()));
         }
 
+        try
+        {
+            deleteFile(targetFile);
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            logger.error("Failed to delete target local temp file " + targetFile, e);
+        }
+
         reply.setTargetReference(targetRef.getEntry().getFileRef());
         reply.setStatus(HttpStatus.CREATED.value());
 
diff --git a/alfresco-transformer-base/src/main/java/org/alfresco/transformer/fs/FileManager.java b/alfresco-transformer-base/src/main/java/org/alfresco/transformer/fs/FileManager.java
index e983733f..0d6fdc76 100644
--- a/alfresco-transformer-base/src/main/java/org/alfresco/transformer/fs/FileManager.java
+++ b/alfresco-transformer-base/src/main/java/org/alfresco/transformer/fs/FileManager.java
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ public class FileManager
         return TempFileProvider.createTempFile("target_", "_" + filename);
     }
 
+    public static void deleteFile(final File file) throws Exception
+    {
+        if (!file.delete())
+        {
+            throw new Exception("Failed to delete file");
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Checks the filename is okay to uses in a temporary file name.
      *