diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-utils.el b/mu4e/mu4e-utils.el
index 2d048415..eb987e16 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-utils.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-utils.el
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ return the result."
 (defun mu4e-remove-file-later (filename)
   "Remove FILENAME in a few seconds."
   (lexical-let ((filename filename))
-    (run-at-time "10 sec" nil
+    (run-at-time "30 sec" nil
       (lambda () (ignore-errors (delete-file filename))))))
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