diff --git a/src/app/qtlocalpeer/qtlocalpeer.cpp b/src/app/qtlocalpeer/qtlocalpeer.cpp
index e8345bcd7..1a6b7c8f6 100644
--- a/src/app/qtlocalpeer/qtlocalpeer.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qtlocalpeer/qtlocalpeer.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ QtLocalPeer::QtLocalPeer(QObject* parent, const QString &appId)
     lockFile.open(QIODevice::ReadWrite);
 }
 
+QtLocalPeer::~QtLocalPeer()
+{
+    lockFile.unlock();
+    lockFile.remove();
+}
+
 bool QtLocalPeer::isClient()
 {
     if (lockFile.isLocked())
diff --git a/src/app/qtlocalpeer/qtlocalpeer.h b/src/app/qtlocalpeer/qtlocalpeer.h
index 32f9a2f15..51954cfc2 100644
--- a/src/app/qtlocalpeer/qtlocalpeer.h
+++ b/src/app/qtlocalpeer/qtlocalpeer.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class QtLocalPeer : public QObject
 
 public:
     QtLocalPeer(QObject *parent = nullptr, const QString &appId = QString());
+    ~QtLocalPeer() override;
 
     bool isClient();
     bool sendMessage(const QString &message, int timeout);