diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/_base/__init__.py b/rhodecode/apps/_base/__init__.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/_base/__init__.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/_base/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from pyramid.httpexceptions import HTTPF
 
 from rhodecode.lib import helpers as h, diffs
 from rhodecode.lib.utils2 import (
-    StrictAttributeDict, safe_int, datetime_to_time, safe_unicode)
+    StrictAttributeDict, str2bool, safe_int, datetime_to_time, safe_unicode)
 from rhodecode.lib.vcs.exceptions import RepositoryRequirementError
 from rhodecode.model import repo
 from rhodecode.model import repo_group
@@ -278,6 +278,13 @@ class RepoAppView(BaseAppView):
         settings = settings_model.get_general_settings()
         return settings.get(settings_key, default)
 
+    def get_recache_flag(self):
+        for flag_name in ['force_recache', 'force-recache', 'no-cache']:
+            flag_val = self.request.GET.get(flag_name)
+            if str2bool(flag_val):
+                return True
+        return False
+
 
 class PathFilter(object):
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_files.py b/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_files.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_files.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_files.py
@@ -229,10 +229,11 @@ class RepoFilesView(RepoAppView):
             self, c, commit_id, f_path, full_load=False):
 
         repo_id = self.db_repo.repo_id
+        force_recache = self.get_recache_flag()
 
         cache_seconds = safe_int(
             rhodecode.CONFIG.get('rc_cache.cache_repo.expiration_time'))
-        cache_on = cache_seconds > 0
+        cache_on = not force_recache and cache_seconds > 0
         log.debug(
             'Computing FILE TREE for repo_id %s commit_id `%s` and path `%s`'
             'with caching: %s[TTL: %ss]' % (
diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_pull_requests.py b/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_pull_requests.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_pull_requests.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_pull_requests.py
@@ -137,13 +137,6 @@ class RepoPullRequestsView(RepoAppView, 
         })
         return data
 
-    def get_recache_flag(self):
-        for flag_name in ['force_recache', 'force-recache', 'no-cache']:
-            flag_val = self.request.GET.get(flag_name)
-            if str2bool(flag_val):
-                return True
-        return False
-
     @LoginRequired()
     @HasRepoPermissionAnyDecorator(
         'repository.read', 'repository.write', 'repository.admin')