diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/debug.go b/pkg/pipeline/debug.go
index da9cf1ab..8ae93bea 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/debug.go
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/debug.go
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ func (p *Pipeline) uploadDebugFiles() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (p *Pipeline) uploadDotFile(u *uploader.Uploader) {
+func (p *Pipeline) uploadDotFile(u uploader.Uploader) {
 	dot := p.GetGstPipelineDebugDot()
 	p.uploadDebugFile(u, []byte(dot), ".dot")
 }
 
-func (p *Pipeline) uploadPProf(u *uploader.Uploader) {
+func (p *Pipeline) uploadPProf(u uploader.Uploader) {
 	b, err := pprof.GetProfileData(context.Background(), "heap", 0, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Errorw("failed to get profile data", err)
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (p *Pipeline) uploadPProf(u *uploader.Uploader) {
 	p.uploadDebugFile(u, b, ".prof")
 }
 
-func (p *Pipeline) uploadDebugFile(u *uploader.Uploader, data []byte, fileExtension string) {
+func (p *Pipeline) uploadDebugFile(u uploader.Uploader, data []byte, fileExtension string) {
 	filename := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", p.Info.EgressId, fileExtension)
 	filepath := path.Join(p.LocalOutputDirectory, filename)
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (p *Pipeline) uploadDebugFile(u *uploader.Uploader, data []byte, fileExtens
 		return
 	}
 
-	_, _, err = u.Upload(filepath, filename, types.OutputTypeBlob)
+	_, _, err = u.Upload(filepath, filename, types.OutputTypeBlob, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Errorw("failed to upload dotfile", err)
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/sink/file.go b/pkg/pipeline/sink/file.go
index d03ec196..fbc48ba5 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/sink/file.go
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/sink/file.go
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 type FileSink struct {
-	*uploader.Uploader
+	uploader.Uploader
 
 	conf *config.PipelineConfig
 	*config.FileConfig
 }
 
-func newFileSink(u *uploader.Uploader, conf *config.PipelineConfig, o *config.FileConfig) *FileSink {
+func newFileSink(u uploader.Uploader, conf *config.PipelineConfig, o *config.FileConfig) *FileSink {
 	return &FileSink{
 		Uploader:   u,
 		conf:       conf,
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (s *FileSink) Start() error {
 }
 
 func (s *FileSink) Finalize() error {
-	location, size, err := s.Upload(s.LocalFilepath, s.StorageFilepath, s.OutputType)
+	location, size, err := s.Upload(s.LocalFilepath, s.StorageFilepath, s.OutputType, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/sink/manifest.go b/pkg/pipeline/sink/manifest.go
index 0146d063..aa50e12b 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/sink/manifest.go
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/sink/manifest.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type Manifest struct {
 	SegmentCount      int64  `json:"segment_count,omitempty"`
 }
 
-func uploadManifest(p *config.PipelineConfig, u *uploader.Uploader, localFilepath, storageFilepath string) error {
+func uploadManifest(p *config.PipelineConfig, u uploader.Uploader, localFilepath, storageFilepath string) error {
 	manifest, err := os.Create(localFilepath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func uploadManifest(p *config.PipelineConfig, u *uploader.Uploader, localFilepat
 		return err
 	}
 
-	_, _, err = u.Upload(localFilepath, storageFilepath, types.OutputTypeJSON)
+	_, _, err = u.Upload(localFilepath, storageFilepath, types.OutputTypeJSON, false)
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/sink/segments.go b/pkg/pipeline/sink/segments.go
index 098107fd..267a5f01 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/sink/segments.go
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/sink/segments.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 const maxPendingUploads = 100
 
 type SegmentSink struct {
-	*uploader.Uploader
+	uploader.Uploader
 
 	conf *config.PipelineConfig
 	*config.SegmentConfig
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type SegmentUpdate struct {
 	filename string
 }
 
-func newSegmentSink(u *uploader.Uploader, p *config.PipelineConfig, o *config.SegmentConfig) (*SegmentSink, error) {
+func newSegmentSink(u uploader.Uploader, p *config.PipelineConfig, o *config.SegmentConfig) (*SegmentSink, error) {
 	playlistName := path.Join(o.LocalDir, o.PlaylistFilename)
 	playlist, err := m3u8.NewPlaylistWriter(playlistName, o.SegmentDuration)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (s *SegmentSink) Start() error {
 
 			segmentLocalPath := path.Join(s.LocalDir, update.filename)
 			segmentStoragePath := path.Join(s.StorageDir, update.filename)
-			_, size, err = s.Upload(segmentLocalPath, segmentStoragePath, s.getSegmentOutputType())
+			_, size, err = s.Upload(segmentLocalPath, segmentStoragePath, s.getSegmentOutputType(), true)
 			if err != nil {
 				return
 			}
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (s *SegmentSink) Start() error {
 
 			playlistLocalPath := path.Join(s.LocalDir, s.PlaylistFilename)
 			playlistStoragePath := path.Join(s.StorageDir, s.PlaylistFilename)
-			s.SegmentsInfo.PlaylistLocation, _, err = s.Upload(playlistLocalPath, playlistStoragePath, s.OutputType)
+			s.SegmentsInfo.PlaylistLocation, _, err = s.Upload(playlistLocalPath, playlistStoragePath, s.OutputType, false)
 			if err != nil {
 				return
 			}
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func (s *SegmentSink) Finalize() error {
 	// upload the finalized playlist
 	playlistLocalPath := path.Join(s.LocalDir, s.PlaylistFilename)
 	playlistStoragePath := path.Join(s.StorageDir, s.PlaylistFilename)
-	s.SegmentsInfo.PlaylistLocation, _, _ = s.Upload(playlistLocalPath, playlistStoragePath, s.OutputType)
+	s.SegmentsInfo.PlaylistLocation, _, _ = s.Upload(playlistLocalPath, playlistStoragePath, s.OutputType, false)
 
 	if !s.DisableManifest {
 		manifestLocalPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s.json", playlistLocalPath)
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/sink/uploader/alioss.go b/pkg/pipeline/sink/uploader/alioss.go
index 210f9ea0..930d23d2 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/sink/uploader/alioss.go
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/sink/uploader/alioss.go
@@ -11,13 +11,19 @@ import (
 )
 
 type AliOSSUploader struct {
+	*baseUploader
+
 	conf *livekit.AliOSSUpload
 }
 
-func newAliOSSUploader(conf *livekit.AliOSSUpload) (uploader, error) {
-	return &AliOSSUploader{
+func newAliOSSUploader(conf *livekit.AliOSSUpload, backup string) (Uploader, error) {
+	u := &AliOSSUploader{
 		conf: conf,
-	}, nil
+	}
+
+	u.baseUploader = newBaseUploader(backup, u.upload)
+
+	return u, nil
 }
 
 func (u *AliOSSUploader) upload(localFilePath, requestedPath string, _ types.OutputType) (string, int64, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/sink/uploader/azure.go b/pkg/pipeline/sink/uploader/azure.go
index 41ac260e..afcc77f6 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/sink/uploader/azure.go
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/sink/uploader/azure.go
@@ -13,15 +13,21 @@ import (
 )
 
 type AzureUploader struct {
+	*baseUploader
+
 	conf      *livekit.AzureBlobUpload
 	container string
 }
 
-func newAzureUploader(conf *livekit.AzureBlobUpload) (uploader, error) {
-	return &AzureUploader{
+func newAzureUploader(conf *livekit.AzureBlobUpload, backup string) (Uploader, error) {
+	u := &AzureUploader{
 		conf:      conf,
 		container: fmt.Sprintf("https://%s.blob.core.windows.net/%s", conf.AccountName, conf.ContainerName),
-	}, nil
+	}
+
+	u.baseUploader = newBaseUploader(backup, u.upload)
+
+	return u, nil
 }
 
 func (u *AzureUploader) upload(localFilepath, storageFilepath string, outputType types.OutputType) (string, int64, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/sink/uploader/gcp.go b/pkg/pipeline/sink/uploader/gcp.go
index 781c5f48..8003976a 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/sink/uploader/gcp.go
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/sink/uploader/gcp.go
@@ -17,13 +17,19 @@ import (
 )
 
 type GCPUploader struct {
+	*baseUploader
+
 	conf *livekit.GCPUpload
 }
 
-func newGCPUploader(conf *livekit.GCPUpload) (uploader, error) {
-	return &GCPUploader{
+func newGCPUploader(conf *livekit.GCPUpload, backup string) (Uploader, error) {
+	u := &GCPUploader{
 		conf: conf,
-	}, nil
+	}
+
+	u.baseUploader = newBaseUploader(backup, u.upload)
+
+	return u, nil
 }
 
 func (u *GCPUploader) upload(localFilepath, storageFilepath string, _ types.OutputType) (string, int64, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/sink/uploader/s3.go b/pkg/pipeline/sink/uploader/s3.go
index 8de64e73..50665c5d 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/sink/uploader/s3.go
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/sink/uploader/s3.go
@@ -21,13 +21,15 @@ const (
 )
 
 type S3Uploader struct {
+	*baseUploader
+
 	awsConfig *aws.Config
 	bucket    *string
 	metadata  map[string]*string
 	tagging   *string
 }
 
-func newS3Uploader(conf *livekit.S3Upload) (uploader, error) {
+func newS3Uploader(conf *livekit.S3Upload, backup string) (Uploader, error) {
 	awsConfig := &aws.Config{
 		MaxRetries:       aws.Int(maxRetries), // Switching to v2 of the aws Go SDK would allow to set a maxDelay as well.
 		S3ForcePathStyle: aws.Bool(conf.ForcePathStyle),
@@ -47,6 +49,8 @@ func newS3Uploader(conf *livekit.S3Upload) (uploader, error) {
 		bucket:    aws.String(conf.Bucket),
 	}
 
+	u.baseUploader = newBaseUploader(backup, u.upload)
+
 	if u.awsConfig.Region == nil {
 		region, err := u.getBucketLocation()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/sink/uploader/uploader.go b/pkg/pipeline/sink/uploader/uploader.go
index b35e5acc..8a72362d 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/sink/uploader/uploader.go
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/sink/uploader/uploader.go
@@ -19,45 +19,52 @@ const (
 	maxDelay   = time.Second * 5
 )
 
-type Uploader struct {
-	uploader
-	backup string
-}
-
-type uploader interface {
-	upload(string, string, types.OutputType) (string, int64, error)
+type Uploader interface {
+	Upload(string, string, types.OutputType, bool) (string, int64, error)
 }
 
-func New(conf config.UploadConfig, backup string) (*Uploader, error) {
-	u := &Uploader{
-		backup: backup,
-	}
+func New(conf config.UploadConfig, backup string) (Uploader, error) {
+	var u Uploader
 
-	var i uploader
 	var err error
 	switch c := conf.(type) {
 	case *livekit.S3Upload:
-		i, err = newS3Uploader(c)
+		u, err = newS3Uploader(c, backup)
 	case *livekit.GCPUpload:
-		i, err = newGCPUploader(c)
+		u, err = newGCPUploader(c, backup)
 	case *livekit.AzureBlobUpload:
-		i, err = newAzureUploader(c)
+		u, err = newAzureUploader(c, backup)
 	case *livekit.AliOSSUpload:
-		i, err = newAliOSSUploader(c)
+		u, err = newAliOSSUploader(c, backup)
 	default:
-		i = &noOpUploader{}
+		u = &noOpUploader{}
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	u.uploader = i
 	return u, nil
 }
 
-func (u *Uploader) Upload(localFilepath, storageFilepath string, outputType types.OutputType) (string, int64, error) {
+type baseUploader struct {
+	backup string
+	upload func(localFilepath, storageFilepath string, outputType types.OutputType) (string, int64, error)
+}
+
+func newBaseUploader(backup string, upload func(localFilepath, storageFilepath string, outputType types.OutputType) (string, int64, error)) *baseUploader {
+	return &baseUploader{
+		backup: backup,
+		upload: upload,
+	}
+}
+
+func (u *baseUploader) Upload(localFilepath, storageFilepath string, outputType types.OutputType, deleteAfterUpload bool) (string, int64, error) {
 	location, size, err := u.upload(localFilepath, storageFilepath, outputType)
 	if err == nil {
+		if deleteAfterUpload {
+			os.Remove(localFilepath)
+		}
+
 		return location, size, nil
 	}
 
@@ -80,7 +87,7 @@ func (u *Uploader) Upload(localFilepath, storageFilepath string, outputType type
 
 type noOpUploader struct{}
 
-func (u *noOpUploader) upload(localFilepath, _ string, _ types.OutputType) (string, int64, error) {
+func (u *noOpUploader) Upload(localFilepath, _ string, _ types.OutputType, deleteAfterUpload bool) (string, int64, error) {
 	stat, err := os.Stat(localFilepath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", 0, err
@@ -89,6 +96,10 @@ func (u *noOpUploader) upload(localFilepath, _ string, _ types.OutputType) (stri
 	return localFilepath, stat.Size(), nil
 }
 
+func (u *noOpUploader) cleanupFile(localFilepath string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func wrap(name string, err error) error {
 	return errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("%s upload failed", name))
 }