diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index a7589f3..a12718a 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 * Tests use https://demo.dataverse.org/dataverse/dataverse-client-r/. (#40)
 * Fixes most get_file errors by removing query argument (#33 @kuriwaki)
 * Fix getting multiple files by id in `get_file()` (#47 @adam3smith)
+* Temporary files created by `get_file()` are automatically deleted.
 
 # CHANGES TO dataverse 0.2.1
 
diff --git a/R/get_dataframe.R b/R/get_dataframe.R
index 434d636..31d14bc 100644
--- a/R/get_dataframe.R
+++ b/R/get_dataframe.R
@@ -140,11 +140,15 @@ get_dataframe_by_doi <- function(filedoi,
 #'
 #' @keywords internal
 get_dataframe_internal <- function(raw, filename, .f) {
-  tmp <- tempfile(filename)
-  writeBin(raw, tmp)
-
-  do.call(.f, list(tmp))
-
-  # TODO: unlink/delete tmp file in a try/catch/finally block.
+  tryCatch(
+    {
+      tmp <- tempfile(filename)
+      writeBin(raw, tmp)
+      do.call(.f, list(tmp))
+    },
+    finally = {
+      if (file.exists(tmp)) unlink(tmp)
+    }
+  )
 }