diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail/mod_voicemail.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail/mod_voicemail.c
index aa06fb6300..0b88532874 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail/mod_voicemail.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail/mod_voicemail.c
@@ -2848,7 +2848,7 @@ static switch_status_t deliver_vm(vm_profile_t *profile,
 
   failed:
 
-	if (del_file && file_path) {
+	if (del_file && file_path && switch_file_exists(file_path, pool)) {
 		if (unlink(file_path) != 0) {
 			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Failed to delete file [%s]\n", file_path);
 		}