diff --git a/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCache.cc b/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCache.cc
index a7b3ca57ea7..09b1c9cedac 100644
--- a/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCache.cc
+++ b/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCache.cc
@@ -168,6 +168,16 @@ int Cache::isAttached()
 void Cache::Detach(XrdOucCacheIO* io)
 {
    clLog()->Info(XrdCl::AppMsg, "Cache::Detach() %s", io->Path());
+   std::map<std::string, DiskNetIO>::iterator it = m_active.begin();
+   while (it != m_active.end() )
+   {
+      if (it->second.io == io) {
+         m_active.erase(it++);
+      }
+      else {
+         ++it;
+      }
+   }
 
    delete io;
 }
@@ -265,6 +275,25 @@ Cache::RAMBlockReleased()
    m_RAMblocks_used--;
 }
 
+//==============================================================================
+//======================= File relinquish at process of dying  ===================
+//======================================================================
+File* Cache::GetFileForLocalPath(std::string path, IO* io)
+{
+   typedef std::map<std::string, DiskNetIO> ActiveMap_t;
+   ActiveMap_t::iterator it = m_active.find(path);
+   if (it == m_active.end())
+   {
+      return 0;
+   }
+   else {
+      File* file = it->second.file;
+      it->second.io->RelinquishFile(file);
+      return file;
+   }
+}
+
+
 
 //==============================================================================
 //=======================  PREFETCH ===================================
@@ -306,7 +335,7 @@ Cache::DeRegisterPrefetchFile(File* file)
    //  called from last line File::InitiateClose()
 
    m_prefetch_condVar.Lock();
-   for (FileList::iterator it = m_prefetchList.begin(); it != m_prefetchList.end(); ++it) {
+   for (PrefetchList::iterator it = m_prefetchList.begin(); it != m_prefetchList.end(); ++it) {
       if (*it == file) {
          m_prefetchList.erase(it);
          break;
diff --git a/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCache.hh b/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCache.hh
index 1e19c1566d4..84489a7b889 100644
--- a/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCache.hh
+++ b/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCache.hh
@@ -186,13 +186,14 @@ namespace XrdFileCache
          XrdOss* GetOss() const { return m_output_fs; }
 
          XrdSysError& GetSysError() { return m_log; }
-
+          
+         File* GetFileForLocalPath(std::string, IO*);
         
       private:
          bool ConfigParameters(std::string, XrdOucStream&);
          bool ConfigXeq(char *, XrdOucStream &);
          bool xdlib(XrdOucStream &);
-         static Cache   *m_factory;   //!< this object
+         static Cache     *m_factory;   //!< this object
 
          XrdSysError       m_log;       //!< XrdFileCache namespace logger
          XrdOucCacheStats  m_stats;     //!< 
@@ -222,6 +223,14 @@ namespace XrdFileCache
 
          WriteQ m_writeQ;
 
+         struct DiskNetIO
+         {
+            IO* io;
+            File* file;
+         };
+
+        std::map<std::string, DiskNetIO>  m_active;
+
        // prefetching
        typedef std::vector<File*>  PrefetchList;
        PrefetchList  m_prefetchList;
diff --git a/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCacheIO.hh b/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCacheIO.hh
index a91d90d32f8..ff2fa866848 100644
--- a/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCacheIO.hh
+++ b/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCacheIO.hh
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ namespace XrdFileCache
          virtual int Write(char *Buffer, long long Offset, int Length)
          { errno = ENOTSUP; return -1; }
 
-      virtual void Update(XrdOucCacheIO2 &iocp) { m_io = &iocp; }
+         virtual void Update(XrdOucCacheIO2 &iocp) { m_io = &iocp; }
+
+         virtual void RelinquishFile(File*) {}
 
       protected:
          XrdCl::Log* clLog() const { return XrdCl::DefaultEnv::GetLog(); }
diff --git a/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCacheIOEntireFile.cc b/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCacheIOEntireFile.cc
index ff2e6705322..bcd1fa053c4 100644
--- a/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCacheIOEntireFile.cc
+++ b/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCacheIOEntireFile.cc
@@ -44,11 +44,16 @@ IOEntireFile::IOEntireFile(XrdOucCacheIO2 *io, XrdOucCacheStats &stats, Cache &
    XrdCl::URL url(m_io->Path());
    std::string fname = Cache::GetInstance().RefConfiguration().m_cache_dir + url.GetPath();
 
-   struct stat st;
-   Fstat(st);
-   m_file = new File(io, fname, 0, st.st_size);
+   if (!Cache::GetInstance().GetFileForLocalPath(fname, this))
+   {
+      struct stat st;
+      Fstat(st);
+      m_file = new File(io, fname, 0, st.st_size);
+   }
 }
 
+
+
 IOEntireFile::~IOEntireFile()
 {
 
@@ -71,6 +76,12 @@ int IOEntireFile::Fstat(struct stat &sbuff)
    }
 }
 
+void IOEntireFile::RelinquishFile(File* f)
+{
+   assert(m_file == f);
+   m_file = 0;
+}
+
 
 struct stat* IOEntireFile::getValidLocalStat(const char* path)
 {
@@ -100,17 +111,21 @@ struct stat* IOEntireFile::getValidLocalStat(const char* path)
 
 bool IOEntireFile::ioActive()
 {
-   return m_file->InitiateClose();
+   if (!m_file)
+      return false;
+   else
+      return m_file->InitiateClose();
 }
 
 XrdOucCacheIO *IOEntireFile::Detach()
 {
-   m_statsGlobal.Add(m_file->GetStats());
-
    XrdOucCacheIO * io = m_io;
 
-   delete m_file;
-   m_file = 0;
+   if (m_file) {
+      m_statsGlobal.Add(m_file->GetStats());
+      delete m_file;
+      m_file = 0;
+   }
 
    // This will delete us!
    m_cache.Detach(this);
diff --git a/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCacheIOEntireFile.hh b/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCacheIOEntireFile.hh
index cbd7de232a1..e3e8fe9f1a8 100644
--- a/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCacheIOEntireFile.hh
+++ b/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCacheIOEntireFile.hh
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ namespace XrdFileCache
 
          virtual int  Fstat(struct stat &sbuff);
          
+         virtual void RelinquishFile(File*);
 
       private:
          File* m_file;