diff --git a/pkg/tui/util.go b/pkg/tui/util.go
index 81eac8f..c0d4fff 100644
--- a/pkg/tui/util.go
+++ b/pkg/tui/util.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ func openTempfileEditor(pattern string, content string, placeholder string) tea.
 		if err != nil {
 			return msgError(err)
 		}
+		os.Remove(msgFile.Name())
 		fileContents := string(bytes)
 		if strings.HasPrefix(fileContents, placeholder) {
 			fileContents = fileContents[len(placeholder):]