diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bd53bbe..5581656 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 /.nyc_output/
 /coverage/
 /node_modules/
+/test/variable_file.txt
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d44af53..baf1549 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ const staticify = (root, options) => {
     };
 
     const refresh = () => {
+        cachedMakeHash.clear();
         versions = buildVersionHash(root);
     };
 
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 0a27839..0f3fdce 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
+const fs = require('fs');
 const http = require('http');
 const path = require('path');
 const should = require('should');
@@ -272,3 +273,26 @@ describe('.replacePaths', () => {
         results.includes('test/font.woff2').should.be.false();
     });
 });
+
+describe('.refresh', () => {
+    it('should empty the cache of file hashes after a refresh()', () => {
+        fs.writeFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'variable_file.txt'), 'File Content 1');
+
+        const staticifyObj = staticify(ROOT);
+        const versionedPath = staticifyObj.getVersionedPath('/test/variable_file.txt');
+        const versioned = versionedPath.split('.');
+
+        versioned.should.have.a.lengthOf(3);
+        versioned[0].should.equal('/test/variable_file');
+        versioned[2].should.equal('txt');
+
+        staticifyObj.refresh();
+
+        fs.writeFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'variable_file.txt'), 'File Content 2');
+
+        const versionedPath2 = staticifyObj.getVersionedPath('/test/variable_file.txt');
+
+        versionedPath2.should.have.a.lengthOf(31);
+        versionedPath2.should.not.equal(versionedPath);
+    });
+});