diff --git a/src/workers.rs b/src/workers.rs
index 6dbc527..eb3fe0c 100644
--- a/src/workers.rs
+++ b/src/workers.rs
@@ -762,6 +762,7 @@ pub async fn upload_worker(
                 }
             }
         }
+        drop(file);
         if success {
             if let Err(err) = remove_file(&video_filename) {
                 eprintln!("Failed to delete {}: {:?}", &video_filename, err);