diff --git a/apps/app_voicemail.c b/apps/app_voicemail.c
index dc0f87e17e..7a1f55b55f 100644
--- a/apps/app_voicemail.c
+++ b/apps/app_voicemail.c
@@ -2593,8 +2593,10 @@ static int leave_voicemail(struct ast_channel *chan, char *ext, struct leave_vm_
 				ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Error opening text file for output\n");
 			res = play_record_review(chan, NULL, fn, vmmaxmessage, fmt, 1, vmu, &duration, dir, options->record_gain);
 			if (res == '0') {
-				if (txt)
+				if (txt) {
 					fclose(txt);
+					rename(tmptxtfile, txtfile);
+				}
 				goto transfer;
 			}
 			if (res > 0)