diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DatasetProfileManager.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DatasetProfileManager.java
index e38ed2333..34505d0fa 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DatasetProfileManager.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DatasetProfileManager.java
@@ -199,7 +199,10 @@ public class DatasetProfileManager {
     public eu.eudat.logic.utilities.documents.xml.datasetProfileXml.datasetProfileModel.DatasetProfile createDatasetProfileFromXml(MultipartFile multiPartFile) {
         ImportXmlBuilderDatasetProfile xmlBuilder = new ImportXmlBuilderDatasetProfile();
         try {
-            return xmlBuilder.build(convert(multiPartFile));
+            File localFile = convert(multiPartFile);
+            eu.eudat.logic.utilities.documents.xml.datasetProfileXml.datasetProfileModel.DatasetProfile profile = xmlBuilder.build(localFile);
+            Files.deleteIfExists(localFile.toPath());
+            return profile;
         } catch (IOException e) {
             logger.error(e.getMessage(), e);
         }