diff --git a/internal/resolution/pm/nuget/cmd_factory.go b/internal/resolution/pm/nuget/cmd_factory.go
index 96f67d3f..05a627ad 100644
--- a/internal/resolution/pm/nuget/cmd_factory.go
+++ b/internal/resolution/pm/nuget/cmd_factory.go
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ func (cmdf *CmdFactory) MakeInstallCmd(command string, file string) (*exec.Cmd,
 	fileLockName := "packages.lock.json"
 	if packageConfig.MatchString(file) {
 		file, err = cmdf.convertPackagesConfigToCsproj(file, command)
+		cmdf.tempoCsproj = file
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		cmdf.tempoCsproj = file
 		fileLockName = ".packages.config.nuget.debricked.lock"
 	}
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (cmdf *CmdFactory) createCsprojContentWithTemplate(targetFrameworksStr stri
 		"Packages":         packages,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return tpl.String(), err
 	}
 
 	return tpl.String(), nil
diff --git a/internal/resolution/pm/nuget/job.go b/internal/resolution/pm/nuget/job.go
index 489cd828..27cdb372 100644
--- a/internal/resolution/pm/nuget/job.go
+++ b/internal/resolution/pm/nuget/job.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func (j *Job) Run() {
 
 		j.SendStatus("installing dependencies")
 		output, err := j.runInstallCmd()
+		defer j.cleanupTempoCsproj()
 		if err != nil {
 			j.Errors().Critical(fmt.Errorf("%s\n%s", output, err))
 
@@ -63,15 +64,17 @@ func (j *Job) runInstallCmd() ([]byte, error) {
 		return installCmdOutput, j.GetExitError(err)
 	}
 
+	return installCmdOutput, nil
+}
+
+func (j *Job) cleanupTempoCsproj() {
 	// Cleanup of the temporary .csproj file (packages.config)
 	tempFile := j.cmdFactory.GetTempoCsproj()
 	if tempFile != "" {
 		// remove the packages.config.csproj file
-		err = osRemoveAll(tempFile)
+		err := osRemoveAll(tempFile)
 		if err != nil {
-			return installCmdOutput, j.GetExitError(err)
+			j.Errors().Critical(fmt.Errorf("failed to remove temporary .csproj file: %s", err))
 		}
 	}
-
-	return installCmdOutput, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/resolution/pm/nuget/job_test.go b/internal/resolution/pm/nuget/job_test.go
index 21e8c693..d2926b40 100644
--- a/internal/resolution/pm/nuget/job_test.go
+++ b/internal/resolution/pm/nuget/job_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestRunInstallPackagesConfigRemoveAllErr(t *testing.T) {
 
 	oldOsRemoveAll := osRemoveAll
 	cmdErr := errors.New("os-remove-all-error")
-	cmdErrGt := errors.New("\n\nos-remove-all-error")
+	cmdErrGt := errors.New("failed to remove temporary .csproj file: os-remove-all-error")
 	osRemoveAll = func(path string) error {
 		return cmdErr
 	}
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ func TestRunInstallPackagesConfigRemoveAllErr(t *testing.T) {
 
 	go jobTestdata.WaitStatus(j)
 	j.Run()
-
-	assert.Equal(t, j.Errors().GetAll()[0], cmdErrGt)
+	errors := j.Errors().GetAll()
+	assert.Equal(t, errors[0], cmdErrGt)
 
 }