diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 7cee394..02b5462 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ fn handleTranscription(
     var audio_path = tmp_input;
     var tmp_audio: ?[]u8 = null;
     defer if (tmp_audio) |p| {
-        allocator.free(p);
         std.fs.deleteFileAbsolute(p) catch {};
+        allocator.free(p);
     };
 
     if (is_video) {