diff --git a/crates/pinakes-core/src/thumbnail.rs b/crates/pinakes-core/src/thumbnail.rs
index 1656e2f..e221c76 100644
--- a/crates/pinakes-core/src/thumbnail.rs
+++ b/crates/pinakes-core/src/thumbnail.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ impl TempFileGuard {
 
 impl Drop for TempFileGuard {
   fn drop(&mut self) {
-    let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&self.0);
+    if self.0.exists() {
+      if let Err(e) = std::fs::remove_file(&self.0) {
+        warn!("failed to clean up temp file {}: {e}", self.0.display());
+      }
+    }
   }
 }