diff --git a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmeencryptarchivejob.cpp b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmeencryptarchivejob.cpp
index 07095ea1..b8bb4c42 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmeencryptarchivejob.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmeencryptarchivejob.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "encryptarchivejob_p.h"
 #include "filelistdataprovider.h"
 #include "qgpgme_debug.h"
+#include "util.h"
 
 #include <QFile>
 
@@ -104,20 +105,6 @@ static QGpgMEEncryptArchiveJob::result_type encrypt(Context *ctx,
     flags = static_cast<Context::EncryptionFlags>(flags | Context::EncryptArchive);
     const auto encryptionResult = ctx->encrypt(recipients, indata, outdata, flags);
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    const auto outputFileName = QString::fromUtf8(outdata.fileName());
-#else
-    const auto outputFileName = QFile::decodeName(outdata.fileName());
-#endif
-    if (!outputFileName.isEmpty() && encryptionResult.error().code()) {
-        // ensure that the output file is removed if the operation was canceled or failed
-        if (QFile::exists(outputFileName)) {
-            qCDebug(QGPGME_LOG) << __func__ << "Removing output file" << outputFileName << "after error or cancel";
-            if (!QFile::remove(outputFileName)) {
-                qCDebug(QGPGME_LOG) << __func__ << "Removing output file" << outputFileName << "failed";
-            }
-        }
-    }
     Error ae;
     const QString log = _detail::audit_log_as_html(ctx, ae);
     return std::make_tuple(encryptionResult, log, ae);
@@ -142,18 +129,25 @@ static QGpgMEEncryptArchiveJob::result_type encrypt_to_io_device(Context *ctx,
 static QGpgMEEncryptArchiveJob::result_type encrypt_to_filename(Context *ctx,
                                                                 const std::vector<Key> &recipients,
                                                                 const std::vector<QString> &paths,
-                                                                const QString &outputFile,
+                                                                const QString &outputFileName,
                                                                 Context::EncryptionFlags flags,
                                                                 const QString &baseDirectory)
 {
     Data outdata;
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    outdata.setFileName(outputFile.toUtf8().constData());
+    outdata.setFileName(outputFileName.toUtf8().constData());
 #else
-    outdata.setFileName(QFile::encodeName(outputFile).constData());
+    outdata.setFileName(QFile::encodeName(outputFileName).constData());
 #endif
 
-    return encrypt(ctx, recipients, paths, outdata, flags, baseDirectory);
+    const auto result = encrypt(ctx, recipients, paths, outdata, flags, baseDirectory);
+    const auto &encryptionResult = std::get<0>(result);
+    if (encryptionResult.error().code()) {
+        // ensure that the output file is removed if the operation was canceled or failed
+        removeFile(outputFileName);
+    }
+
+    return result;
 }
 
 GpgME::Error QGpgMEEncryptArchiveJob::start(const std::vector<GpgME::Key> &recipients,
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmesignarchivejob.cpp b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmesignarchivejob.cpp
index ba82be77..fc36d886 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmesignarchivejob.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmesignarchivejob.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "signarchivejob_p.h"
 #include "filelistdataprovider.h"
 #include "qgpgme_debug.h"
+#include "util.h"
 
 #include <QFile>
 
@@ -111,20 +112,6 @@ static QGpgMESignArchiveJob::result_type sign(Context *ctx,
 
     const auto signingResult = ctx->sign(indata, outdata, GpgME::SignArchive);
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    const auto outputFileName = QString::fromUtf8(outdata.fileName());
-#else
-    const auto outputFileName = QFile::decodeName(outdata.fileName());
-#endif
-    if (!outputFileName.isEmpty() && signingResult.error().code()) {
-        // ensure that the output file is removed if the operation was canceled or failed
-        if (QFile::exists(outputFileName)) {
-            qCDebug(QGPGME_LOG) << __func__ << "Removing output file" << outputFileName << "after error or cancel";
-            if (!QFile::remove(outputFileName)) {
-                qCDebug(QGPGME_LOG) << __func__ << "Removing output file" << outputFileName << "failed";
-            }
-        }
-    }
     Error ae;
     const QString log = _detail::audit_log_as_html(ctx, ae);
     return std::make_tuple(signingResult, log, ae);
@@ -148,17 +135,24 @@ static QGpgMESignArchiveJob::result_type sign_to_io_device(Context *ctx,
 static QGpgMESignArchiveJob::result_type sign_to_filename(Context *ctx,
                                                           const std::vector<Key> &signers,
                                                           const std::vector<QString> &paths,
-                                                          const QString &outputFile,
+                                                          const QString &outputFileName,
                                                           const QString &baseDirectory)
 {
     Data outdata;
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    outdata.setFileName(outputFile.toUtf8().constData());
+    outdata.setFileName(outputFileName.toUtf8().constData());
 #else
-    outdata.setFileName(QFile::encodeName(outputFile).constData());
+    outdata.setFileName(QFile::encodeName(outputFileName).constData());
 #endif
 
-    return sign(ctx, signers, paths, outdata, baseDirectory);
+    const auto result = sign(ctx, signers, paths, outdata, baseDirectory);
+    const auto &signingResult = std::get<0>(result);
+    if (signingResult.error().code()) {
+        // ensure that the output file is removed if the operation was canceled or failed
+        removeFile(outputFileName);
+    }
+
+    return result;
 }
 
 GpgME::Error QGpgMESignArchiveJob::start(const std::vector<GpgME::Key> &signers,
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmesignencryptarchivejob.cpp b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmesignencryptarchivejob.cpp
index 6c28b7ec..3403ad57 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmesignencryptarchivejob.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmesignencryptarchivejob.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "signencryptarchivejob_p.h"
 #include "filelistdataprovider.h"
 #include "qgpgme_debug.h"
+#include "util.h"
 
 #include <QFile>
 
@@ -116,20 +117,6 @@ static QGpgMESignEncryptArchiveJob::result_type sign_encrypt(Context *ctx,
     const auto &signingResult = res.first;
     const auto &encryptionResult = res.second;
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    const auto outputFileName = QString::fromUtf8(outdata.fileName());
-#else
-    const auto outputFileName = QFile::decodeName(outdata.fileName());
-#endif
-    if (!outputFileName.isEmpty() && (signingResult.error().code() || encryptionResult.error().code())) {
-        // ensure that the output file is removed if the operation was canceled or failed
-        if (QFile::exists(outputFileName)) {
-            qCDebug(QGPGME_LOG) << __func__ << "Removing output file" << outputFileName << "after error or cancel";
-            if (!QFile::remove(outputFileName)) {
-                qCDebug(QGPGME_LOG) << __func__ << "Removing output file" << outputFileName << "failed";
-            }
-        }
-    }
     Error ae;
     const QString log = _detail::audit_log_as_html(ctx, ae);
     return std::make_tuple(signingResult, encryptionResult, log, ae);
@@ -156,18 +143,26 @@ static QGpgMESignEncryptArchiveJob::result_type sign_encrypt_to_filename(Context
                                                                          const std::vector<GpgME::Key> &signers,
                                                                          const std::vector<Key> &recipients,
                                                                          const std::vector<QString> &paths,
-                                                                         const QString &outputFile,
+                                                                         const QString &outputFileName,
                                                                          Context::EncryptionFlags encryptionFlags,
                                                                          const QString &baseDirectory)
 {
     Data outdata;
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    outdata.setFileName(outputFile.toUtf8().constData());
+    outdata.setFileName(outputFileName.toUtf8().constData());
 #else
-    outdata.setFileName(QFile::encodeName(outputFile).constData());
+    outdata.setFileName(QFile::encodeName(outputFileName).constData());
 #endif
 
-    return sign_encrypt(ctx, signers, recipients, paths, outdata, encryptionFlags, baseDirectory);
+    const auto result = sign_encrypt(ctx, signers, recipients, paths, outdata, encryptionFlags, baseDirectory);
+    const auto &signingResult = std::get<0>(result);
+    const auto &encryptionResult = std::get<1>(result);
+    if (signingResult.error().code() || encryptionResult.error().code()) {
+        // ensure that the output file is removed if the operation was canceled or failed
+        removeFile(outputFileName);
+    }
+
+    return result;
 }
 
 GpgME::Error QGpgMESignEncryptArchiveJob::start(const std::vector<GpgME::Key> &signers,
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/util.cpp b/lang/qt/src/util.cpp
index d4190eb8..a9a70290 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/util.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/src/util.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 
 #include "util.h"
 
+#include "qgpgme_debug.h"
+
+#include <QFile>
+
 #include <key.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -61,3 +65,14 @@ QStringList toFingerprints(const std::vector<GpgME::Key> &keys)
     });
     return fprs;
 }
+
+void removeFile(const QString &fileName)
+{
+    if (QFile::exists(fileName)) {
+        if (QFile::remove(fileName)) {
+            qCDebug(QGPGME_LOG) << __func__ << "- Removed file" << fileName;
+        } else {
+            qCDebug(QGPGME_LOG) << __func__ << "- Removing file" << fileName << "failed";
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/util.h b/lang/qt/src/util.h
index 626de3df..9128e4bf 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/util.h
+++ b/lang/qt/src/util.h
@@ -55,4 +55,6 @@ std::vector<std::string> toStrings(const QStringList &l);
 
 QStringList toFingerprints(const std::vector<GpgME::Key> &keys);
 
+void removeFile(const QString &fileName);
+
 #endif // __QGPGME_UTIL_H__