diff --git a/app/cache.inc.php b/app/cache.inc.php
index d9c37f63..83c43a7e 100644
--- a/app/cache.inc.php
+++ b/app/cache.inc.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function create_hash() {
 		# create a collection of every file inside the public folder
 		$public = $this->collate_files('./public');
 		# create an md5 of the two collections
-		return $this->hash = md5($content.$templates.$public);
+		return md5($content.$templates.$public);
 	}
 	
 	function collate_files($dir) {