diff --git a/neon_utils/hana_utils.py b/neon_utils/hana_utils.py
index b4d16666..e5e7ecc5 100644
--- a/neon_utils/hana_utils.py
+++ b/neon_utils/hana_utils.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 import json
 
 from typing import Optional
-from os import makedirs
+from os import makedirs, remove
 from os.path import join, isfile, isdir, dirname
 from time import time
 from ovos_utils.log import LOG
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def _init_client(backend_address: str):
     """
     global _client_config
     global _headers
-
+    # TODO: Config on disk could be invalid here!
     if not _client_config:
         client_config_path = _get_client_config_path(backend_address)
         if isfile(client_config_path):
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ def request_backend(endpoint: str, request_data: dict,
         resp = requests.post(**request_kwargs)
     if resp.ok:
         return resp.json()
-
     else:
         try:
             error = resp.json()["detail"]
@@ -192,4 +191,10 @@ def request_backend(endpoint: str, request_data: dict,
             # Clear cached config to force re-evaluation on next request
             _client_config = {}
             _headers = {}
+            if resp.status_code == 403:
+                # Invalid token supplied; remove it from local cache
+                config_file = _get_client_config_path(server_url)
+                if isfile(config_file):
+                    LOG.warning(f"Removing invalid token cache: {config_file}")
+                    remove(config_file)
         raise ServerException(f"Error response {resp.status_code}: {resp.text}")
diff --git a/tests/hana_util_tests.py b/tests/hana_util_tests.py
index 2944c046..e4de3375 100644
--- a/tests/hana_util_tests.py
+++ b/tests/hana_util_tests.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 from os import remove
 from os.path import join, dirname, isfile
+from shutil import move, copy
 from time import time
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
@@ -71,6 +72,22 @@ def test_request_backend(self, config_path):
                                 "user_profile": {}}, self.test_server)
         self.assertEqual(resp['lang_code'], "en-us")
         self.assertIsInstance(resp['answer'], str)
+
+        # Test expired/invalid token
+        old_token_path = join(dirname(__file__), "outdated_hana_token.json")
+        copy(old_token_path, self.test_path)
+        neon_utils.hana_utils._client_config = {}
+        neon_utils.hana_utils._headers = {}
+        from neon_utils.hana_utils import ServerException
+        with self.assertRaises(ServerException):
+            # Request fails due to invalid token
+            request_backend("/neon/get_response",
+                            {"lang_code": "en-us",
+                             "utterance": "who are you",
+                             "user_profile": {}}, self.test_server)
+        # Invalid cached token is removed
+        self.assertFalse(isfile(self.test_path))
+
         # TODO: Test invalid route, invalid request data
 
     @patch("neon_utils.hana_utils._get_client_config_path")
diff --git a/tests/outdated_hana_token.json b/tests/outdated_hana_token.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9cbba0ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/outdated_hana_token.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "username": "guest",
+  "client_id": "474d2cd7-aca5-4d57-a2cd-0021a93c6b25",
+  "access_token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJjbGllbnRfaWQiOiI0NzRkMmNkNy1hY2E1LTRkNTctYTJjZC0wMDIxYTkzYzZiMjUiLCJ1c2VybmFtZSI6Imd1ZXN0IiwicGFzc3dvcmQiOiJwYXNzd29yZCIsImV4cGlyZSI6MTczNTM0NjI4MC40MzUyNzd9.4hyJZTWtg25xEJ-heKmikPSMDJ7FM889S4pA7SEpCiI",
+  "refresh_token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.GT4SVSXZUNaKVrv6XBOw5v3Hca5vwu6ADer_5JLeBKI",
+  "expiration": 1735346280.435277
+}
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