diff --git a/Passepartout-iOS/AppDelegate.swift b/Passepartout-iOS/AppDelegate.swift
index 9714d8f1..ddd18ddb 100644
--- a/Passepartout-iOS/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/Passepartout-iOS/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate, UISplitViewControllerDele
         // already presented: update parsed configuration
         if let nav = root.presentedViewController as? UINavigationController, let wizard = nav.topViewController as? WizardHostViewController {
             wizard.parsedFile = parsedFile
+            wizard.removesConfigurationOnCancel = true
             return true
         }
 
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate, UISplitViewControllerDele
             fatalError("Expected WizardHostViewController from storyboard")
         }
         wizard.parsedFile = parsedFile
+        wizard.removesConfigurationOnCancel = true
 
         // best effort to delegate to main vc
         let split = root as? UISplitViewController
diff --git a/Passepartout-iOS/Scenes/Organizer/WizardHostViewController.swift b/Passepartout-iOS/Scenes/Organizer/WizardHostViewController.swift
index 6f044c61..3c7531db 100644
--- a/Passepartout-iOS/Scenes/Organizer/WizardHostViewController.swift
+++ b/Passepartout-iOS/Scenes/Organizer/WizardHostViewController.swift
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class WizardHostViewController: UITableViewController, TableModelHost, Wizard {
             useSuggestedTitle()
         }
     }
+    
+    var removesConfigurationOnCancel = false
 
     private var createdProfile: HostConnectionProfile?
 
@@ -148,6 +150,9 @@ class WizardHostViewController: UITableViewController, TableModelHost, Wizard {
     }
 
     @IBAction private func close() {
+        if removesConfigurationOnCancel, let url = parsedFile?.url {
+            try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: url)
+        }
         dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
     }
 }