diff --git a/pkg/util/network/cache.go b/pkg/util/network/cache.go
index 51ba457b..e02e90b3 100644
--- a/pkg/util/network/cache.go
+++ b/pkg/util/network/cache.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/rancher/os/pkg/log"
 )
@@ -44,7 +45,15 @@ func cacheAdd(location string, data []byte) {
 	os.Rename(tempFile.Name(), cacheFile)
 }
 
-func cacheRemove(location string) error {
+func cacheMove(location string) (string, error) {
 	cacheFile := cacheDirectory + locationHash(location)
-	return os.Remove(cacheFile)
+	tempFile := cacheFile + "_temp"
+	if err := os.Rename(cacheFile, tempFile); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return tempFile, nil
+}
+
+func cacheMoveBack(name string) error {
+	return os.Rename(name, strings.TrimRight(name, "_temp"))
 }
diff --git a/pkg/util/network/network.go b/pkg/util/network/network.go
index 402b77b1..74007d2e 100644
--- a/pkg/util/network/network.go
+++ b/pkg/util/network/network.go
@@ -230,12 +230,24 @@ func UpdateCaches(urls []string, key string) error {
 }
 
 func UpdateCache(location string) ([]byte, error) {
-	if err := cacheRemove(location); err != nil {
-		return []byte{}, err
+	// move cache file to temp directory
+	tempFile, err := cacheMove(location)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	content, err := LoadResource(location, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		return []byte{}, err
+		// move back old cache file
+		if err := cacheMoveBack(tempFile); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return ioutil.ReadFile(location)
 	}
+	// remove old cache file
+	if err := os.Remove(tempFile); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	return content, nil
 }