diff --git a/dadi/lib/index.js b/dadi/lib/index.js
index f960d1a4..8b33aacd 100755
--- a/dadi/lib/index.js
+++ b/dadi/lib/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var chokidar = require('chokidar')
 var cluster = require('cluster')
 var colors = require('colors') // eslint-disable-line
 var parsecomments = require('parse-comments')
+var formatError = require('@dadi/format-error')
 var fs = require('fs')
 var mkdirp = require('mkdirp')
 var path = require('path')
@@ -279,9 +280,11 @@ Server.prototype.loadApi = function (options) {
     var method = req.method && req.method.toLowerCase()
     if (method !== 'post') return next()
 
-    var pathname = req.body.path
+    if (!req.body.path) {
+      return help.sendBackJSON(400, res, next)(null, formatError.createApiError('0003'))
+    }
 
-    return help.clearCache(pathname, function (err) {
+    return help.clearCache(req.body.path, function (err) {
       help.sendBackJSON(200, res, next)(err, {
         result: 'success',
         message: 'Cache flush successful'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 465c22e8..6cd4018a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "start": "node start.js --node_env=development"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@dadi/cache": "1.2.0",
+    "@dadi/cache": "^1.2.0",
     "@dadi/format-error": "^1.0.0",
     "@dadi/logger": "latest",
     "@dadi/status": "latest",