diff --git a/app/rest/cache/cache.go b/app/rest/cache/cache.go
index c32ce04b..c335e4d6 100644
--- a/app/rest/cache/cache.go
+++ b/app/rest/cache/cache.go
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@ package cache
 
 import (
 	"log"
-	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/patrickmn/go-cache"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/umputun/remark/app/rest"
 )
 
 // LoadingCache defines interface for caching
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ type loadingCache struct {
 }
 
 // NewLoadingCache makes loadingCache implementation
-func NewLoadingCache(options ...Option) LoadingCache {
+func NewLoadingCache(options ...Option) *loadingCache {
 	res := loadingCache{
 		defaultExpiration: time.Hour,
 		cleanupInterval:   5 * time.Minute,
@@ -104,6 +102,7 @@ func (lc *loadingCache) Flush(scopes ...string) {
 
 	if len(scopes) == 0 {
 		lc.bytesCache.Flush()
+		lc.withLock(func() { lc.activeKeys = map[string]struct{}{} })
 		go lc.postFlushFn()
 		return
 	}
@@ -152,51 +151,3 @@ func (lc *loadingCache) allowed(data []byte) bool {
 	}
 	return true
 }
-
-// Option func type
-type Option func(lc *loadingCache) error
-
-// MaxValSize functional option defines the largest value's size allowed to be cached
-// By default it is 0, which means unlimited.
-func MaxValSize(max int) Option {
-	return func(lc *loadingCache) error {
-		lc.maxValueSize = max
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
-// MaxKeys functional option defines how many keys to keep.
-// By default it is 0, which means unlimited.
-func MaxKeys(max int) Option {
-	return func(lc *loadingCache) error {
-		lc.maxKeys = max
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
-// CleanupInterval functional option defines how often cleanup loop activated.
-func CleanupInterval(interval time.Duration) Option {
-	return func(lc *loadingCache) error {
-		lc.cleanupInterval = interval
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
-// PostFlushFn functional option defines how callback function called after each Flush.
-func PostFlushFn(postFlushFn func()) Option {
-	return func(lc *loadingCache) error {
-		lc.postFlushFn = postFlushFn
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
-// URLKey gets url from request to use it as cache key
-// admins will have different keys in order to prevent leak of admin-only data to regular users
-func URLKey(r *http.Request) string {
-	adminPrefix := "admin!!"
-	key := strings.TrimPrefix(r.URL.String(), adminPrefix)          // prevents attach with fake url to get admin view
-	if user, err := rest.GetUserInfo(r); err == nil && user.Admin { // make separate cache key for admins
-		key = adminPrefix + key
-	}
-	return key
-}
diff --git a/app/rest/cache/cache_test.go b/app/rest/cache/cache_test.go
index 5c5e31aa..4352c237 100644
--- a/app/rest/cache/cache_test.go
+++ b/app/rest/cache/cache_test.go
@@ -188,7 +188,10 @@ func TestLoadingCache_Scopes(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "value2", string(res))
 
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(lc.activeKeys))
 	lc.Flush("s1")
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(lc.activeKeys))
+
 	lc.Get(Key("key2", "s2"), time.Minute, func() ([]byte, error) {
 		assert.Fail(t, "should stay")
 		return nil, nil
@@ -200,6 +203,53 @@ func TestLoadingCache_Scopes(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "value-upd", string(res), "was deleted, update")
 }
 
+func TestLoadingCache_Flush(t *testing.T) {
+	lc := NewLoadingCache(CleanupInterval(time.Second))
+
+	addToCache := func(key string, scopes ...string) {
+		res, err := lc.Get(key, time.Minute, func() ([]byte, error) {
+			return []byte("value" + key), nil
+		})
+		require.Nil(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, "value"+key, string(res))
+	}
+
+	init := func() {
+		lc.Flush()
+		addToCache(Key("key1", "s1", "s2"))
+		addToCache(Key("key2", "s1", "s2", "s3"))
+		addToCache(Key("key3", "s1", "s2", "s3"))
+		addToCache(Key("key4", "s2", "s3"))
+		addToCache(Key("key5", "s2"))
+		addToCache(Key("key6"))
+		addToCache(Key("key7", "s4", "s3"))
+		require.Equal(t, 7, len(lc.activeKeys), "cache init")
+	}
+
+	tbl := []struct {
+		scopes []string
+		left   int
+		msg    string
+	}{
+		{[]string{}, 0, "full flush, no scopes"},
+		{[]string{"s0"}, 7, "flush wrong scope"},
+		{[]string{"s1"}, 4, "flush s1 scope"},
+		{[]string{"s2", "s1"}, 2, "flush s2+s1 scope"},
+		{[]string{"s1", "s2"}, 2, "flush s1+s2 scope"},
+		{[]string{"s1", "s2", "s4"}, 1, "flush s1+s2+s4 scope"},
+		{[]string{"s1", "s2", "s3"}, 1, "flush s1+s2+s3 scope"},
+		{[]string{"s1", "s2", "ss"}, 2, "flush s1+s2+wrong scope"},
+	}
+
+	for i, tt := range tbl {
+		init()
+		lc.Flush(tt.scopes...)
+		assert.Equal(t, tt.left, len(lc.activeKeys), "keys size, %s #%d", tt.msg, i)
+		assert.Equal(t, tt.left, len(lc.bytesCache.Items()), "items size, %s #%d", tt.msg, i)
+
+	}
+}
+
 func TestLoadingCache_Keys(t *testing.T) {
 	tbl := []struct {
 		key    string
diff --git a/app/rest/cache/options.go b/app/rest/cache/options.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8fda85f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/rest/cache/options.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package cache
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/umputun/remark/app/rest"
+)
+
+// Option func type
+type Option func(lc *loadingCache) error
+
+// MaxValSize functional option defines the largest value's size allowed to be cached
+// By default it is 0, which means unlimited.
+func MaxValSize(max int) Option {
+	return func(lc *loadingCache) error {
+		lc.maxValueSize = max
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// MaxKeys functional option defines how many keys to keep.
+// By default it is 0, which means unlimited.
+func MaxKeys(max int) Option {
+	return func(lc *loadingCache) error {
+		lc.maxKeys = max
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// CleanupInterval functional option defines how often cleanup loop activated.
+func CleanupInterval(interval time.Duration) Option {
+	return func(lc *loadingCache) error {
+		lc.cleanupInterval = interval
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// PostFlushFn functional option defines how callback function called after each Flush.
+func PostFlushFn(postFlushFn func()) Option {
+	return func(lc *loadingCache) error {
+		lc.postFlushFn = postFlushFn
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// URLKey gets url from request to use it as cache key
+// admins will have different keys in order to prevent leak of admin-only data to regular users
+func URLKey(r *http.Request) string {
+	adminPrefix := "admin!!"
+	key := strings.TrimPrefix(r.URL.String(), adminPrefix)          // prevents attach with fake url to get admin view
+	if user, err := rest.GetUserInfo(r); err == nil && user.Admin { // make separate cache key for admins
+		key = adminPrefix + key
+	}
+	return key
+}