diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index ff164e2..ab72a65 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ import io
 import tempfile
 import subprocess
 import requests
-from flask import Flask, render_template_string, request, send_from_directory
+import base64
+from flask import Flask, render_template_string, request, send_from_directory, session
 from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
+import os
 import re
 import argparse
 
@@ -322,6 +324,14 @@ HTML_FORM = '''
 </div>
 '''
 
+def remove_uploaded_img():
+    path = session.pop('uploaded_img_path', None)
+    if path and os.path.exists(path):
+        try:
+            os.remove(path)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
 def bleh_image_from_url(url):
     resp = requests.get(url, stream=True)
     resp.raise_for_status()
@@ -604,13 +614,30 @@ def index():
         userimg = request.files.get("userimg")
         uploaded_img_bytes = None
         if userimg and userimg.filename:
-          uploaded_img_bytes = userimg.read()
+            # Remove old temp file if present
+            remove_uploaded_img()
+            # Save new file to a temp location
+            with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=".catnote") as tmpf:
+                userimg.save(tmpf)
+                tmpf.flush()
+                session['uploaded_img_path'] = tmpf.name
+                tmpf.seek(0)
+                uploaded_img_bytes = tmpf.read()
+        elif 'uploaded_img_path' in session:
+            path = session['uploaded_img_path']
+            if os.path.exists(path):
+                with open(path, "rb") as f:
+                    uploaded_img_bytes = f.read()
+            else:
+                # If file was deleted or missing, remove from session
+                session.pop('uploaded_img_path', None)
+        else:
+            remove_uploaded_img()
         md = request.form["md"]
         image = render(md, uploaded_img_bytes)
         buf = io.BytesIO()
         image.save(buf, format="PNG")
         buf.seek(0)
-        import base64
         img_data = base64.b64encode(buf.getvalue()).decode()
         # If print button pressed, send to driver
         if "print" in request.form: