Ktor: delete temporary file after response is sent - android

I'm sending a temporary file as a response to a request using the ktor library on a android tablet, but I can't find a way to safe delete it after being sent (or something went wrong).
How can I make sure that this file was delete without interrupting the sending process? Maybe using some callback or method that I´m not aware of.
Update: answering comments:
my code:
try {
call.response.headers.append("entity-count", entityCount)
call.response.headers.append("sync-length", lenght)
call.respondFile(FileContent(file) // need to delete this file after sent OR failed
} catch (e: Exception) {
Log.e(TAG, e)
}
should I just add a file.delete() line inside a finally block?
I think my main question/confusion (coming from java world) its if respondFile is a blocking call or not. If it its, just adding file.delete on finally block will be fine, otherwise I need to register somme kind of onCompleted callback.

You can use finally: it will be called after sending the file or in case of an error
try {
call.response.headers.append("entity-count", entityCount)
call.response.headers.append("sync-length", lenght)
call.respondFile(FileContent(file) // need to delete this file after sent OR failed
} catch (e: Exception) {
Log.e(TAG, e)
} finally {
file.delete()
}

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