diff --git a/backend/LexBoxApi/Services/ProjectService.cs b/backend/LexBoxApi/Services/ProjectService.cs
index db8a3c0f8..5e351fc38 100644
--- a/backend/LexBoxApi/Services/ProjectService.cs
+++ b/backend/LexBoxApi/Services/ProjectService.cs
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ public async Task FinishReset(string code, Stream? zipFile = null)
             await hgService.FinishReset(code, zipFile);
             await UpdateProjectMetadata(project);
         }
+        else
+        {
+            await hgService.InvalidateDirCache(code);
+        }
         project.ResetStatus = ResetStatus.None;
         project.UpdateUpdatedDate();
         await dbContext.SaveChangesAsync();
@@ -146,6 +150,10 @@ public async Task UpdateProjectMetadata(Project project)
                 project.FlexProjectMetadata.LexEntryCount = count;
             }
         }
+        else
+        {
+            await hgService.InvalidateDirCache(project.Code);
+        }
 
         project.LastCommit = await hgService.GetLastCommitTimeFromHg(project.Code);
         // Caller is responsible for caling dbContext.SaveChangesAsync()
diff --git a/backend/LexCore/ServiceInterfaces/IHgService.cs b/backend/LexCore/ServiceInterfaces/IHgService.cs
index 01309eed9..e010611b8 100644
--- a/backend/LexCore/ServiceInterfaces/IHgService.cs
+++ b/backend/LexCore/ServiceInterfaces/IHgService.cs
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ public interface IHgService
     Task<int?> GetLexEntryCount(string code, ProjectType projectType);
     Task<string?> GetRepositoryIdentifier(Project project);
     Task<HttpContent> ExecuteHgRecover(string code, CancellationToken token);
+    Task InvalidateDirCache(string code);
     bool HasAbandonedTransactions(string projectCode);
 }