diff --git a/src/PhpWord/TemplateProcessor.php b/src/PhpWord/TemplateProcessor.php
index 1cf32429..2de104cf 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/TemplateProcessor.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/TemplateProcessor.php
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ class TemplateProcessor
         $this->tempDocumentContentTypes = $this->zipClass->getFromName($this->getDocumentContentTypesName());
     }
 
+    public function __destruct()
+    {
+        // if the temp file still exists, remove it when running destruct
+        if ($this->tempDocumentFilename && file_exists($this->tempDocumentFilename) && is_writable($this->tempDocumentFilename)) {
+            @unlink($this->tempDocumentFilename);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Expose zip class.
      *