diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/ArchiveAnalyzer.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/ArchiveAnalyzer.java
index b96cbf078..67415dffc 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/ArchiveAnalyzer.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/ArchiveAnalyzer.java
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public class ArchiveAnalyzer extends AbstractFileTypeAnalyzer {
         if (tempFileLocation != null && tempFileLocation.exists()) {
             LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, "Attempting to delete temporary files");
             final boolean success = FileUtils.delete(tempFileLocation);
-            if (!success) {
+            if (!success && tempFileLocation != null & tempFileLocation.exists()) {
                 LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to delete some temporary files, see the log for more details");
             }
         }