diff --git a/files/process_motion_event.sh b/files/process_motion_event.sh
index 08366fc..cc18cd4 100644
--- a/files/process_motion_event.sh
+++ b/files/process_motion_event.sh
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ if [ -n "${ntfy_server}" ]; then
     ntfy_data="{ \"topic\": \"motion_detection\", \"message\": \"Event ${event_type} on host ${motion_host} camera ${camera_name}\", \"filename\": \"${temp_file}\" }"
     curl -s "${ntfy_server}" -T "${temp_file}" -u "${ntfy_user}:${ntfy_password}" -d "${ntfy_data}"
     return_code=$?
+    rm "${temp_file}"
   else
     ntfy_data="{ \"topic\": \"motion_detection\", \"message\": \"Event ${event_type} on host ${motion_host} camera ${camera_name}\"}"
     curl -s "${ntfy_server}" -u "${ntfy_user}:${ntfy_password}" -d "${ntfy_data}"