diff --git a/model-publish-format/src/main/scala/org/trustedanalytics/atk/model/publish/format/ModelPublishFormat.scala b/model-publish-format/src/main/scala/org/trustedanalytics/atk/model/publish/format/ModelPublishFormat.scala
index 7ff5dd90f4..f73803bb73 100644
--- a/model-publish-format/src/main/scala/org/trustedanalytics/atk/model/publish/format/ModelPublishFormat.scala
+++ b/model-publish-format/src/main/scala/org/trustedanalytics/atk/model/publish/format/ModelPublishFormat.scala
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ object ModelPublishFormat extends EventLogging {
     }
     finally {
       IOUtils.closeQuietly(tarFile)
-      FileUtils.deleteQuietly(new File(tempDirectory.toString))
+      //FileUtils.deleteQuietly(new File(tempDirectory.toString))
     }
 
   }