diff --git a/exploits.go b/exploits.go
index 151a59b..1da6c3b 100644
--- a/exploits.go
+++ b/exploits.go
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ func initCommand(inputFile string, mode string) {
 		fmt.Println("editing photo.")
 		exploits.RunVirusImageTask(out)
 		fmt.Println("completed task.")
+		os.Remove(out)
 	} else if strings.HasSuffix(inputFile, "jpeg") {
 		fmt.Println("transcoding image from jpeg to png")
 		out := modules.Transcode(inputFile, "png")
@@ -178,5 +179,6 @@ func initCommand(inputFile string, mode string) {
 		fmt.Println("editing photo.")
 		exploits.RunVirusImageTask(out)
 		fmt.Println("completed task.")
+		os.Remove(out)
 	}
 }