diff --git a/server/src/services/backup.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/backup.service.spec.ts
index df2f80b37c99f..13a09c8b9b97d 100644
--- a/server/src/services/backup.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/backup.service.spec.ts
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ describe(BackupService.name, () => {
       storageMock.readdir.mockResolvedValue([]);
       processMock.spawn.mockReturnValue(mockSpawn(0, 'data', ''));
       storageMock.rename.mockResolvedValue();
+      storageMock.unlink.mockResolvedValue();
       systemMock.get.mockResolvedValue(systemConfigStub.backupEnabled);
       storageMock.createWriteStream.mockReturnValue(new PassThrough());
     });
@@ -207,5 +208,12 @@ describe(BackupService.name, () => {
       const result = await sut.handleBackupDatabase();
       expect(result).toBe(JobStatus.FAILED);
     });
+    it('should ignore unlink failing and still return failed job status', async () => {
+      processMock.spawn.mockReturnValueOnce(mockSpawn(1, '', 'error'));
+      storageMock.unlink.mockRejectedValue(new Error('error'));
+      const result = await sut.handleBackupDatabase();
+      expect(storageMock.unlink).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(result).toBe(JobStatus.FAILED);
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/server/src/services/backup.service.ts b/server/src/services/backup.service.ts
index 1febe791305b4..a1b39fc3eaed3 100644
--- a/server/src/services/backup.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/backup.service.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ export class BackupService extends BaseService {
       await this.storageRepository.rename(backupFilePath, backupFilePath.replace('.tmp', ''));
     } catch (error) {
       this.logger.error('Database Backup Failure', error);
+      await this.storageRepository
+        .unlink(backupFilePath)
+        .catch((error) => this.logger.error('Failed to delete failed backup file', error));
       return JobStatus.FAILED;
     }