diff --git a/bin/bin.js b/bin/bin.js
index 890aa6c..11b7307 100644
--- a/bin/bin.js
+++ b/bin/bin.js
@@ -312,18 +312,14 @@ const main = async () => {
         },
         onAfterDownload: () => {
           if (addMp3MetadataFlag || bitrate || mono) {
-            try {
-              runFfmpeg({
-                feed,
-                item,
-                bitrate,
-                mono,
-                itemIndex: item._originalIndex,
-                outputPath: outputPodcastPath,
-              });
-            } catch (error) {
-              logError("Error running ffmpeg", error);
-            }
+            runFfmpeg({
+              feed,
+              item,
+              bitrate,
+              mono,
+              itemIndex: item._originalIndex,
+              outputPath: outputPodcastPath,
+            });
           }
 
           if (exec) {
diff --git a/bin/util.js b/bin/util.js
index 6d10be2..a058c14 100644
--- a/bin/util.js
+++ b/bin/util.js
@@ -560,7 +560,19 @@ const runFfmpeg = ({
   command += ` "${tmpMp3Path}"`;
 
   logMessage("Running ffmpeg...");
-  execSync(command);
+
+  try {
+    execSync(command);
+  } catch (error) {
+    logError("Error running ffmpeg", error);
+
+    if (fs.existsSync(tmpMp3Path)) {
+      logMessage("Cleaning up temporary file...");
+      fs.unlinkSync(tmpMp3Path);
+    }
+
+    return;
+  }
 
   fs.unlinkSync(outputPath);
   fs.renameSync(tmpMp3Path, outputPath);