diff --git a/src/Module/Downloader/Downloader.php b/src/Module/Downloader/Downloader.php
index be037c5..a8554c8 100644
--- a/src/Module/Downloader/Downloader.php
+++ b/src/Module/Downloader/Downloader.php
@@ -507,26 +507,30 @@ private function processAsset(DownloadContext $context): \Closure
 
             $this->logger->info('Downloading into %s', (string) $temp);
 
-            await(coroutine(
-                (static function () use ($context, $file): void {
-                    $generator = $context->asset->download(
-                        // static fn(int $dlNow, int $dlSize, array $info): mixed => ($context->onProgress)(
-                        //     new Progress(
-                        //         total: $dlSize,
-                        //         current: $dlNow,
-                        //         message: 'downloading...',
-                        //     ),
-                        // ),
-                    );
-
-                    foreach ($generator as $chunk) {
-                        $file->fwrite($chunk);
-                    }
-                }),
-            )->then(null, static function (\Throwable $e) use ($file): void {
-                @\unlink($file->getPath());
+            try {
+                await(coroutine(
+                    (static function () use ($context, $file): void {
+                        $generator = $context->asset->download(
+                            // static fn(int $dlNow, int $dlSize, array $info): mixed => ($context->onProgress)(
+                            //     new Progress(
+                            //         total: $dlSize,
+                            //         current: $dlNow,
+                            //         message: 'downloading...',
+                            //     ),
+                            // ),
+                        );
+
+                        foreach ($generator as $chunk) {
+                            $file->fwrite($chunk);
+                        }
+                    }),
+                ));
+            } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+                // Released before the delete: on Windows a file deleted while open can keep its name until the handle closes
+                $file = null;
+                @\unlink((string) $temp);
                 throw $e;
-            }));
+            }
 
             return $context->file = $file;
         };
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Module/Downloader/DownloaderTest.php b/tests/Unit/Module/Downloader/DownloaderTest.php
index 66cd69f..0b5511c 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Module/Downloader/DownloaderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Module/Downloader/DownloaderTest.php
@@ -265,6 +265,23 @@ public function releaseFailingForOtherReasonsIsNotForgotten(): void
         }
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function failedDownloadLeavesNoFileInTheTempDirectory(): void
+    {
+        $repository = self::repoWithReleases(
+            [
+                'v3.4.0' => ['roadrunner-3.4.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz'],
+                'v3.2.0' => ['roadrunner-3.2.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz'],
+            ],
+            ['roadrunner-3.4.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz' => new \RuntimeException('Connection reset by peer')],
+        );
+
+        $result = $this->run([$repository], self::software());
+
+        Assert::same($result->version->string, 'v3.2.0');
+        Assert::false(\file_exists($this->tempDir . '/roadrunner-3.4.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz'));
+    }
+
     #[DataProvider('provideGradualStrategies')]
     #[Test]
     public function gradualFilteringSelectsAssetByEachStrategy(?OperatingSystem $os, ?Architecture $arch): void