diff --git a/src/index/indexer.cpp b/src/index/indexer.cpp
index 5ab0c8ee..615d5cd0 100644
--- a/src/index/indexer.cpp
+++ b/src/index/indexer.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ bool ConfIndexer::indexFiles(std::list<string>& ifiles)
 	return false;
     }
     ifiles = myfiles;
+    clearMimeHandlerCache();
     return ret;
 }