diff --git a/syntax_checkers/ats/patscc.vim b/syntax_checkers/ats/patscc.vim
index 4355408..892a79d 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/ats/patscc.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/ats/patscc.vim
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ let g:loaded_syntastic_ats_patscc_checker = 1
 
 let g:syntastic_ats_patscc_exec = 'patscc'
 
+function! Cleanup(errors) abort " {{{2
+   
+    exec 'silent !rm -f a.out'
+
+    return a:errors
+
+endfunction " }}}2
+
 function! SyntaxCheckers_ats_patscc_GetLocList() dict
     let makeprg = self.makeprgBuild({
                 \ 'exe': self.getExec(),
@@ -18,12 +26,12 @@ function! SyntaxCheckers_ats_patscc_GetLocList() dict
     let loclist = SyntasticMake({ 
             \ 'makeprg': makeprg,
             \ 'errorformat': errorformat })
-    return loclist
 
-    exec 'silent !rm -f a.out'
+    return loclist
 
 endfunction
 
 call g:SyntasticRegistry.CreateAndRegisterChecker({
     \ 'filetype': 'ats',
-    \ 'name': 'patscc'})
+    \ 'name': 'patscc',
+    \ 'postprocess': 'Cleanup'})