diff --git a/agkyra/syncer/localfs_client.py b/agkyra/syncer/localfs_client.py
index 92fe51089f823136fb662f6692ae335e63e98b31..d7349acffa9b1fa084324948f666e44242bbf92d 100644
--- a/agkyra/syncer/localfs_client.py
+++ b/agkyra/syncer/localfs_client.py
@@ -632,26 +632,23 @@ class LocalfsFileClient(FileClient):
                 path = utils.to_unicode(path)
             except UnicodeDecodeError as e:
                 return
+            if path.startswith(self.CACHEPATH):
+                return
             rel_path = os.path.relpath(path, start=self.ROOTPATH)
             objname = utils.to_standard_sep(rel_path)
             with self.probe_candidates.lock() as d:
                 d[objname] = self.none_info()
 
-        cachepath = utils.from_unicode(self.CACHEPATH)
         class EventHandler(FileSystemEventHandler):
             def on_created(this, event):
                 # if not event.is_directory:
                 #     return
                 path = event.src_path
-                if path.startswith(cachepath):
-                    return
                 logger.debug("Handling %s" % event)
                 handle_path(path)
 
             def on_deleted(this, event):
                 path = event.src_path
-                if path.startswith(cachepath):
-                    return
                 logger.debug("Handling %s" % event)
                 handle_path(path)
 
@@ -659,17 +656,12 @@ class LocalfsFileClient(FileClient):
                 if event.is_directory:
                     return
                 path = event.src_path
-                if path.startswith(cachepath):
-                    return
                 logger.debug("Handling %s" % event)
                 handle_path(path)
 
             def on_moved(this, event):
                 src_path = event.src_path
                 dest_path = event.dest_path
-                if src_path.startswith(cachepath) or \
-                        dest_path.startswith(cachepath):
-                    return
                 logger.debug("Handling %s" % event)
                 handle_path(src_path)
                 handle_path(dest_path)
diff --git a/test.py b/test.py
index a14aae340dd171ba9447e2996913ce2e0ccc6ab2..2d8be6d4755a0f13d25afde572b069ed10064027 100644
--- a/test.py
+++ b/test.py
@@ -192,16 +192,20 @@ class AgkyraTest(unittest.TestCase):
         f_cache = "Ο†0002cache"
         f_upd = "Ο†0002upd"
         f_ren = "Ο†0002ren"
+        f_cached = "Ο†0002cached"
         dbefore = "Ξ΄0002before"
         f_out_path = self.get_path(f_out)
         f_cache_path = self.get_path(f_cache)
         f_upd_path = self.get_path(f_upd)
         f_ren_path = self.get_path(f_ren)
+        f_cached_path = os.path.join(
+            self.settings.cache_path, f_cached)
         dbefore_path = self.get_path(dbefore)
         open(f_out_path, "a").close()
         open(f_cache_path, "a").close()
         open(f_upd_path, "a").close()
         open(f_ren_path, "a").close()
+        open(f_cached_path, "a").close()
         os.mkdir(dbefore_path)
 
         notifier = self.slave.notifier()
@@ -236,12 +240,16 @@ class AgkyraTest(unittest.TestCase):
         f_ren_new_path = self.get_path(f_ren_new)
         os.rename(f_ren_path, f_ren_new_path)
 
+        f_cached_out_path = self.get_path(f_cached)
+        os.rename(f_cached_path, f_cached_out_path)
+
         time.sleep(1)
         candidates = self.slave.list_candidate_files()
         self.assertEqual(sorted(candidates),
                          sorted([fafter, dafter,
                                  f_in, f_out, f_upd,
-                                 f_ren, f_ren_new]))
+                                 f_ren, f_ren_new,
+                                 f_cache, f_cached]))
         notifier.stop()
 
     def test_001_probe_and_sync(self):
@@ -320,11 +328,17 @@ class AgkyraTest(unittest.TestCase):
         # now probe upstream too and retry
         self.s.probe_file(self.s.MASTER, fil)
         self.assert_message(messaging.UpdateMessage)
+        self.s.start_notifiers()
         self.s.decide_file_sync(fil)
         self.assert_message(messaging.FailedSyncIgnoreDecisionMessage)
         self.assert_message(messaging.SyncMessage)
-        self.assert_message(messaging.ConflictStashMessage)
+        m = self.assert_message(messaging.ConflictStashMessage)
+        stash_name = m.stash_name
         self.assert_message(messaging.AckSyncMessage)
+        time.sleep(1)
+        self.s.stop_notifiers()
+        local_cands = self.slave.list_candidate_files()
+        self.assertIn(stash_name, local_cands)
 
     def test_003_dirs(self):
         # make local dir with files