diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/ReportController.cs b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/ReportController.cs
index 17547cb6..7f5d9d9d 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/ReportController.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/ReportController.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
+using System;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.IO;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using AyaNova.Models;
 using AyaNova.Api.ControllerHelpers;
 using AyaNova.Biz;
@@ -292,21 +293,21 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
                 return StatusCode(401, new ApiErrorResponse(ApiErrorCode.AUTHENTICATION_FAILED));
             }
 
-            if (!Authorized.HasModifyRole(DownloadUser.Roles, AyaType.Backup))//not technically modify but treating as such as a backup is very sensitive data
-            {
-                await Task.Delay(nFailedAuthDelay);//DOS protection
-                return StatusCode(403, new ApiNotAuthorizedResponse());
-            }
+            // if (!Authorized.HasModifyRole(DownloadUser.Roles, AyaType.Backup))//not technically modify but treating as such as a backup is very sensitive data
+            // {
+            //     await Task.Delay(nFailedAuthDelay);//DOS protection
+            //     return StatusCode(403, new ApiNotAuthorizedResponse());
+            // }
 
-            if (!FileUtil.BackupFileExists(fileName))
+            if (!FileUtil.TemporaryFileExists(fileName))
             {
                 await Task.Delay(nFailedAuthDelay);//fishing protection
                 return NotFound(new ApiErrorResponse(ApiErrorCode.NOT_FOUND));
             }
-            string mimetype = fileName.EndsWith("zip") ? "application/zip" : "application/octet-stream";
-            var utilityFilePath = FileUtil.GetFullPathForBackupFile(fileName);
-            await EventLogProcessor.LogEventToDatabaseAsync(new Event(DownloadUser.Id, 0, AyaType.NoType, AyaEvent.UtilityFileDownload, fileName), ct);
-            return PhysicalFile(utilityFilePath, mimetype, fileName);
+            
+            var FilePath = FileUtil.GetFullPathForTemporaryFile(fileName);
+          //  await EventLogProcessor.LogEventToDatabaseAsync(new Event(DownloadUser.Id, 0, AyaType.NoType, AyaEvent.UtilityFileDownload, fileName), ct);
+            return PhysicalFile(FilePath, "application/pdf");
 
         }
 
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/JobsBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/JobsBiz.cs
index dd75984e..7dea8b06 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/JobsBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/JobsBiz.cs
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                 //JOB SWEEPER / AND USER COUNT CHECK
                 await CoreJobSweeper.DoWorkAsync();
 
-
+                //Clean temp folder
+                CoreJobTempFolderCleanup.DoWork();
 
                 log.LogDebug("Processing exclusive dynamic jobs");
 
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobTempFolderCleanup.cs b/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobTempFolderCleanup.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2570541c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobTempFolderCleanup.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using AyaNova.Util;
+using AyaNova.Models;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+
+namespace AyaNova.Biz
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// called by Generator to keep temp folder squeaky clean
+    /// </summary>
+    internal static class CoreJobTempFolderCleanup
+    {
+        private static ILogger log = AyaNova.Util.ApplicationLogging.CreateLogger("CoreJobTempFolderCleanup");
+
+        private static DateTime _lastRun = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        private static TimeSpan tsRunEvery = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 1);//every this minutes run the cleanup task
+
+        ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+        // 
+        //
+        public static void DoWork()
+        {
+            if (DateUtil.IsAfterDuration(_lastRun, tsRunEvery))
+            {
+                log.LogTrace("Temp cleanup now");
+                FileUtil.CleanTemporaryFilesFolder(new TimeSpan(0,5,0));//erase any files found to be older than 5 minutes
+                var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+                _lastRun = now;
+            }
+        }
+
+
+
+
+
+        /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+    }//eoc
+}//eons
+
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/util/FileUtil.cs b/server/AyaNova/util/FileUtil.cs
index 8cefbb16..0e312849 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/util/FileUtil.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/util/FileUtil.cs
@@ -71,6 +71,17 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
         #endregion folder ensurance
 
         #region Temporary files handling
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get a path combining supplied file name and backup files folder
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        internal static string GetFullPathForTemporaryFile(string fileName)
+        {
+            return Path.Combine(TemporaryFilesFolder, fileName);
+        }
+
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Get backup file folder
         /// </summary>
@@ -96,6 +107,39 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
             }
         }
 
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Confirm if a file exists in the temporary files folder
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="fileName">name of temp folder file </param>
+        /// <returns>duh!</returns>
+        internal static bool TemporaryFileExists(string fileName)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(fileName))
+                return false;
+
+            var FilePath = GetFullPathForTemporaryFile(fileName);
+            return File.Exists(FilePath);
+
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Erase all files found to be older than age
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static void CleanTemporaryFilesFolder(TimeSpan age)
+        {
+            DateTime EraseIfOlderThan = DateTime.UtcNow - age;
+            System.IO.DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(TemporaryFilesFolder);
+            foreach (FileInfo file in di.EnumerateFiles())
+            {
+                if (file.CreationTimeUtc < EraseIfOlderThan)
+                {
+                    string s = "Erase, tora tora tora";
+                    //file.Delete();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         #endregion