diff --git a/cipherscan b/cipherscan
index dcbb7f2..3f6a40e 100755
--- a/cipherscan
+++ b/cipherscan
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ EOF
         current_protocol=$(grep -E "^\s+Protocol\s+:" $tmp|awk '{print $3}')
         if [[ -z "$current_protocol" || "$current_cipher" == '(NONE)' ]]; then
             # connection failed, try again with next TLS version
+            rm "$tmp"
             continue
         fi
         # connection succeeded, add TLS version to positive results