diff --git a/src/cmds/manage.rs b/src/cmds/manage.rs
index cceefa1..44a1617 100644
--- a/src/cmds/manage.rs
+++ b/src/cmds/manage.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use poise::{
     serenity_prelude::{Attachment, CreateAttachment, GuildId, RoleId},
     CreateReply,
 };
-use tokio::fs::File;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
 use crate::metrics::{DELETE_COUNTER, UPLOAD_COUNTER};
@@ -227,15 +226,12 @@ pub async fn download_file(
 
     match sound.first() {
         Some(sound) => {
-            let source = sound.store_sound_source(&ctx.data().database).await?;
-
-            let file = File::open(&source).await?;
             let name = format!("{}-{}.opus", sound.id, sound.name);
 
-            ctx.send(
-                CreateReply::default()
-                    .attachment(CreateAttachment::file(&file, name.as_str()).await?),
-            )
+            ctx.send(CreateReply::default().attachment(CreateAttachment::bytes(
+                sound.src(&ctx.data().database).await,
+                name.as_str(),
+            )))
             .await?;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/models/sound.rs b/src/models/sound.rs
index 2f2cb23..c9469a7 100644
--- a/src/models/sound.rs
+++ b/src/models/sound.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-use std::{env, path::Path};
-
 use poise::serenity_prelude::async_trait;
 use songbird::input::Input;
 use sqlx::Executor;
-use tokio::{fs::File, io::AsyncWriteExt, process::Command};
+use tokio::process::Command;
 
 use crate::{consts::UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE, error::ErrorTypes, Data, Database};
 
@@ -399,7 +397,7 @@ impl SoundCtx for Data {
 }
 
 impl Sound {
-    async fn src(&self, db_pool: impl Executor<'_, Database = Database>) -> Vec<u8> {
+    pub(crate) async fn src(&self, db_pool: impl Executor<'_, Database = Database>) -> Vec<u8> {
         struct Src {
             src: Vec<u8>,
         }
@@ -420,31 +418,11 @@ impl Sound {
         record.src
     }
 
-    pub async fn store_sound_source(
-        &self,
-        db_pool: impl Executor<'_, Database = Database>,
-    ) -> Result<String, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
-        let caching_location = env::var("CACHING_LOCATION").unwrap_or(String::from("/tmp"));
-
-        let path_name = format!("{}/sound-{}.opus", caching_location, self.id);
-        let path = Path::new(&path_name);
-
-        if !path.exists() {
-            let mut file = File::create(&path).await?;
-
-            file.write_all(&self.src(db_pool).await).await?;
-        }
-
-        Ok(path_name)
-    }
-
     pub async fn playable(
         &self,
         db_pool: impl Executor<'_, Database = Database>,
     ) -> Result<Input, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
-        let path_name = self.store_sound_source(db_pool).await?;
-
-        Ok(Input::from(path_name))
+        Ok(Input::from(self.src(db_pool).await))
     }
 
     pub async fn count_user_sounds<U: Into<u64>>(