diff --git a/cache/cache.go b/cache/cache.go
index cf523f231..3fb7cd695 100644
--- a/cache/cache.go
+++ b/cache/cache.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ type Cache interface {
 	ContainsKey(key interface{}) bool
 	Put(key, value interface{})
 	PutIfAbsent(key, value interface{}) interface{}
+	Remove(key interface{})
 	Clear()
 
 }
diff --git a/cache/lru/lru.go b/cache/lru/lru.go
index d0c27ee65..e5bb052f3 100644
--- a/cache/lru/lru.go
+++ b/cache/lru/lru.go
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ func (c *LRUCache) Clear() {
 	c.Cache.Purge()
 }
 
+func (c *LRUCache) Remove(key interface{}) {
+	c.Cache.Remove(key)
+}
+
 //
 // Creates a LRU cache
 // size is the maximum size of the cache, -1 if it is unlimited
diff --git a/cache/lru/lru_test.go b/cache/lru/lru_test.go
index d37cc0935..6ed351bad 100644
--- a/cache/lru/lru_test.go
+++ b/cache/lru/lru_test.go
@@ -66,3 +66,20 @@ func TestPurge(t *testing.T){
 	assert.False(t, cache.ContainsKey("key2"))
 
 }
+
+func TestRemove(t *testing.T){
+
+	cache := New(3);
+
+	cache.Put("key1", "value1");
+	cache.Put("key2", "value2");
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "value1", cache.Get("key1"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "value2", cache.Get("key2"))
+
+	cache.Remove("key2")
+
+	assert.True(t, cache.ContainsKey("key1"))
+	assert.False(t, cache.ContainsKey("key2"))
+
+}
diff --git a/proxy/local.go b/proxy/local.go
index 0821b19cf..3224aa559 100644
--- a/proxy/local.go
+++ b/proxy/local.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (s localDnsSolver) Solve(ctx context.Context, question dns.Question) (*dns.
 		hostname,_ = activeEnv.GetHostname(key)
 		if hostname != nil { ttl = int64(hostname.Ttl) }
 		val := s.Cache.PutIfAbsent(key, timed.NewTimedValue(hostname, time.Now(), time.Duration(ttl) * time.Second));
-		LOGGER.Debugf("status=put, key=%s, value=%v", key, val)
+		LOGGER.Debugf("status=put, key=%s, value=%v, ttl=%d", key, val, ttl)
 	}
 
 	if hostname != nil {
@@ -63,11 +63,15 @@ func NewLocalDNSSolver(c cache.Cache) *localDnsSolver {
 
 func (s localDnsSolver) ContainsKey(key interface{}) (interface{}, bool) {
 	if !s.Cache.ContainsKey(key) {
+		LOGGER.Debugf("status=notfound, key=%v", key)
 		return nil, false
 	}
 	if v := s.Cache.Get(key).(timed.TimedValue); v.IsValid(time.Now()) {
+		LOGGER.Debugf("status=fromcache, key=%v", key)
 		return v.Value(), true
 	}
+	LOGGER.Debugf("status=expired, key=%v", key)
+	s.Cache.Remove(key)
 	return nil, false;
 }
 
diff --git a/proxy/local_test.go b/proxy/local_test.go
index 7b12f97fc..e0634d5b7 100644
--- a/proxy/local_test.go
+++ b/proxy/local_test.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func TestLocalDnsSolver_Solve_CacheExpiration(t *testing.T) {
 	solver := NewLocalDNSSolver(mockCache)
 
 	// we ask for the same host 5 times but it must load from file just once
-	for i:=3; i > 0; i-- {
+	for i:=4; i > 0; i-- {
 
 		time.Sleep(time.Duration(int64(1100)) * time.Millisecond)