diff --git a/services/utils-service/uploadService.js b/services/utils-service/uploadService.js
index 976ac777..79df4c98 100644
--- a/services/utils-service/uploadService.js
+++ b/services/utils-service/uploadService.js
@@ -75,8 +75,11 @@ app.post("/upload", upload.array("uploads[]", 12), function (req, res) {
         res.status(500).send(getResponse(500, "No proper file type"));
     } else {
         res.download(filepath);
+	setTimeout(function() {
+		 deleteFile(filepath);
+	}, 3000);
+//        deleteFile(filepath);
     }
-    deleteFile(filepath);
 
 });