diff --git a/start_server.sh b/start_server.sh
index c7c195a..d6b9358 100755
--- a/start_server.sh
+++ b/start_server.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ wget "https://factorio.com/get-download/${version}/headless/linux64" -O factorio
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "FATAL: There is not a headless linux64 build available for the version you've selected in your ${configpath} file."
     echo "FATAL: See this website for a list of all Factorio versions: https://factorio.com/download/archive/"
+    rm -f factorio_headless.tar.xz
     exit 1
 fi
 echo "Extracting Factorio binary..."