diff --git a/server/apps/immich/src/modules/background-task/background-task.processor.ts b/server/apps/immich/src/modules/background-task/background-task.processor.ts
index a5fa1c5e06..d852f734c2 100644
--- a/server/apps/immich/src/modules/background-task/background-task.processor.ts
+++ b/server/apps/immich/src/modules/background-task/background-task.processor.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ export class BackgroundTaskProcessor {
           }
         });
       }
+
+      if (asset.encodedVideoPath) {
+        fs.unlink(asset.encodedVideoPath, (err) => {
+          if (err) {
+            console.log('error deleting ', asset.encodedVideoPath);
+          }
+        });
+      }
     }
   }
 }