diff --git a/augpathlib/caches.py b/augpathlib/caches.py
index ffd1703..80493f1 100644
--- a/augpathlib/caches.py
+++ b/augpathlib/caches.py
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, meta=None, remote=None, **kwargs):
             self._meta_updater(meta)
         else:
             if self.meta is None:
+                delattr(self._local, '_cache')
                 raise exc.NoCachedMetadataError(self.local)
 
         super().__init__()
diff --git a/augpathlib/core.py b/augpathlib/core.py
index 8477199..03abb88 100644
--- a/augpathlib/core.py
+++ b/augpathlib/core.py
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ def data(self):
     def data(self, generator):
         if self.cache is not None:
             cmeta = self.cache.meta
+
         # FIXME do we touch a file, write the meta
         # and then write the data?
         # do we touch a temporary file, write the meta