diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e3399ac..76d7b6c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@ztimson/zim-utils",
-	"version": "0.4.10",
+	"version": "0.4.11",
 	"description": "Native, dependency-light ZIM archive reader/searcher and Kiwix catalog downloader for Node.js",
 	"author": "Zak Timson",
 	"license": "MIT",
diff --git a/src/manager.js b/src/manager.js
index aa85d50..c8cdb73 100644
--- a/src/manager.js
+++ b/src/manager.js
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ export class ZimManager {
 		const match = local.find(l => l.name === nameOrFile || l.href === nameOrFile);
 		if (!match) throw new Error(`ZIM not found locally: ${nameOrFile}`);
 		const file = match.href + (match.href.endsWith('.zim') ? '' : '.zim');
+		await this.#server.stop();
 		await fs.promises.rm(path.join(this.#dir, file), {force: true});
 		await this.#ensureServer();
 		await this.#waitUntilVisible(file, {expect: false});