diff --git a/src/Utils/messages.ts b/src/Utils/messages.ts
index ae2312296a5..3e802159aa9 100644
--- a/src/Utils/messages.ts
+++ b/src/Utils/messages.ts
@@ -225,8 +225,13 @@ export const prepareWAMessageMedia = async(
 				encWriteStream.destroy()
 				// remove tmp files
 				if(didSaveToTmpPath && bodyPath) {
-					await fs.unlink(bodyPath)
-					logger?.debug('removed tmp files')
+					try {
+						await fs.access(bodyPath)
+						await fs.unlink(bodyPath)
+						logger?.debug('removed tmp file')
+					} catch(error) {
+						logger?.warn('failed to remove tmp file')
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		)