diff --git a/augpathlib/__init__.py b/augpathlib/__init__.py
index 3bc32d6..a519141 100644
--- a/augpathlib/__init__.py
+++ b/augpathlib/__init__.py
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ class RepoPath(RepoHelper):
     'RemotePath',
 ]
 
-__version__ = '0.0.19'
+__version__ = '0.0.20'
diff --git a/augpathlib/caches.py b/augpathlib/caches.py
index d6f87b3..b00f5e9 100644
--- a/augpathlib/caches.py
+++ b/augpathlib/caches.py
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ def remote(self):
                 self._remote_class = self._remote_class_factory(anchor,
                                                                 self.local_class)
 
-            if (hasattr(self, '_api_class') and
+            if (hasattr(self._remote_class, '_api_class') and
                 not hasattr(self._remote_class, '_api')):
                 # FIXME SIGH this should be one shot not a hasattr check
                 # every first time we have to get the remote for a cache