diff --git a/module_index.json b/module_index.json
index 9a6de68..6695b98 100755
--- a/module_index.json
+++ b/module_index.json
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
         "version": "0.10",
         "author": "Emanuil Rusev & Starbeamrainbowlabs",
         "description": "An upgraded (now default!) parser based on Emanuil Rusev's Parsedown Extra PHP library (https:\/\/github.com\/erusev\/parsedown-extra), which is licensed MIT. Please be careful, as this module adds some weight to your installation.",
-        "lastupdate": 1571614194,
+        "lastupdate": 1571614692,
         "optional": false,
         "extra_data": {
             "Parsedown.php": "https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/erusev\/parsedown\/fe7a50eceb4a3c867cc9fa9c0aa906b1067d1955\/Parsedown.php",
diff --git a/modules/parser-parsedown.php b/modules/parser-parsedown.php
index d5feff4..6a9e147 100644
--- a/modules/parser-parsedown.php
+++ b/modules/parser-parsedown.php
@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@ register_module([
 				null // environment variables
 			);
 			if(!is_resource($process_handle)) {
+				fclose($dest_handle);
+				fclose($source_handle);
+				fclose($error_text_handle);
+				
+				unlink($cache_file_location);
+				
 				http_response_code(503);
 				header("cache-control: no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate");
 				header("content-type: image/png");
@@ -152,6 +158,9 @@ register_module([
 			if($exit_code !== 0) {
 				fseek($error_text_handle, 0);
 				$error_details = stream_get_contents($error_text_handle);
+				// Delete the cache file, which is guaranteed to exist because
+				// we pre-emptively create it above
+				unlink($cache_file_location);
 				
 				http_response_code(503);
 				header("content-type: image/png");