diff --git a/api/api/views.py b/api/api/views.py
index 507cc6f..215eb6e 100644
--- a/api/api/views.py
+++ b/api/api/views.py
@@ -196,4 +196,17 @@ def cleanup(request):
     if task.get():
         return Response({"message": f"Successfully cleaned up files on the server"}, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
     else:
-        return Response({"error": "Failed to cleanup files on the server"}, status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
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+        return Response({"error": "Failed to cleanup files on the server"}, status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
+
+@api_view(['POST'])
+def cleanup_zip(request):
+    """Handles cleanup of all zip files leftover by api/download"""
+    # Delete all ZIP files in UPLOAD_DIR
+    for file in os.listdir(UPLOAD_DIR):
+        if file.endswith(".zip"):
+            file_path = os.path.join(UPLOAD_DIR, file)
+            try:
+                os.remove(file_path)
+                return Response({"message": "Cleaned up zipfiles on the server"}, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
+            except Exception as e:
+                return Response({"message": f"Error deleting {file_path}: {e}"}, status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
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diff --git a/api/backend/urls.py b/api/backend/urls.py
index 2aec782..727daa7 100644
--- a/api/backend/urls.py
+++ b/api/backend/urls.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from api.views import separate_music
 from api.views import noisereduce
 from api.views import download_audio
 from api.views import cleanup
+from api.views import cleanup_zip
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
@@ -35,5 +36,5 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('api/noisereduce', noisereduce, name="noisreduce"),
     path('api/download', download_audio, name="download_audio"),
     path('api/cleanup', cleanup, name="cleanup"),
-    
+    path('api/cleanup_zip', cleanup_zip, name="cleanup_zip")
 ]