diff --git a/lib/backup.ts b/lib/backup.ts
index c787cdf..3df4c9d 100644
--- a/lib/backup.ts
+++ b/lib/backup.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createWriteStream, mkdirSync } from 'fs';
+import { createWriteStream, mkdirSync, unlinkSync } from 'fs';
 import { createGzip } from 'zlib';
 import { join } from 'path';
 import { spawn } from 'child_process';
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ async function runBackup(): Promise<void> {
     );
   });
 
+  unlinkSync(localPath);
   console.log(`[backup] ${filename} → ${sshHost}:${remotePath}`);
 
   // Backups älter als 30 Tage auf Remote löschen