Image forming apparatus with cleaning unit and jam detection

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a conveyance unit configured to convey a recording medium, the conveyance unit provided on a conveyance path, and;
• an image bearing member configured to bear a toner image to be transferred onto the recording medium;
• a transfer unit configured to transfer the toner image borne by the image bearing member to the recording medium at a transfer position;
• a cleaning unit configured to clean a toner on the image bearing member;
• a detection unit configured to detect a jam of the recording medium occurred in the conveyance path;
• and
• a control unit configured to control the conveyance unit to stop driving of the conveyance unit, in a case where the detection unit detects that the jam of the recording medium occurred in the conveyance path,
• wherein, in a case where the detection unit detects that the jam of the recording medium occurred in the conveyance path, and the control unit determines that no recording medium exists at the transfer position, the control unit allows the cleaning unit to start cleaning without waiting for removal of the recording medium causing the jam.