diff --git a/fabfile.py b/fabfile.py
index 7be308a0..87457f5f 100644
--- a/fabfile.py
+++ b/fabfile.py
@@ -121,12 +121,16 @@ def deploy(appname=None, all=False):
         local('zip -r _update.zip * -x *~ -x .* -x \#* -x *.bak -x *.bak2')
     else:        
         local('zip -r _update.zip */*.py views/*.html views/*/*.html static/*')
-    put('_update.zip','/tmp/_update.zip')
 
-    with cd(appfolder):
-        sudo('unzip -o /tmp/_update.zip')
-        sudo('chown -R www-data:www-data *')
-        sudo('echo "%s" > DATE_DEPLOYMENT' % now)
+    put('_update.zip','/tmp/_update.zip')
+    try:
+        with cd(appfolder):
+            sudo('unzip -o /tmp/_update.zip')
+            sudo('chown -R www-data:www-data *')
+            sudo('echo "%s" > DATE_DEPLOYMENT' % now)
+    
+    finally:
+        sudo('rm /tmp/_update.zip')
                
     if backup:
         print 'TO RESTORE: fab restore:%s' % backup