diff --git a/direnv-cache b/direnv-cache
index 6350657..945de3d 100755
--- a/direnv-cache
+++ b/direnv-cache
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ case $cmd in
         if [[ -e "$cacheFile" ]]; then
             rm "$cacheFile"
         fi
+        direnv reload
         ;;
     *)
         usage