diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/flake.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/flake.py
index 42f1838a1..25a59dd29 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/flake.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/flake.py
@@ -447,14 +447,14 @@ class Flake:
     @property
     def is_local(self) -> bool:
         if self._is_local is None:
-            self.prefetch()
+            self.invalidate_cache()
         assert isinstance(self._is_local, bool)
         return self._is_local
 
     @property
     def path(self) -> Path:
         if self._path is None:
-            self.prefetch()
+            self.invalidate_cache()
         assert isinstance(self._path, Path)
         return self._path
 
@@ -467,9 +467,11 @@ class Flake:
         except Exception as e:
             log.warning(f"Failed load eval cache: {e}. Continue without cache")
 
-    def prefetch(self) -> None:
+    def invalidate_cache(self) -> None:
         """
-        Run prefetch to flush the cache as well as initializing it.
+        Invalidate the cache and reload it.
+
+        This method is used to refresh the cache by reloading it from the flake.
         """
         cmd = [
             "flake",
@@ -536,7 +538,7 @@ class Flake:
             AssertionError: If the cache or flake cache path is not properly initialized.
         """
         if self._cache is None:
-            self.prefetch()
+            self.invalidate_cache()
         assert self._cache is not None
 
         if nix_options is None:
@@ -590,7 +592,7 @@ class Flake:
             nix_options (list[str] | None): Optional additional options to pass to the Nix build command.
         """
         if self._cache is None:
-            self.prefetch()
+            self.invalidate_cache()
         assert self._cache is not None
         assert self.flake_cache_path is not None
         not_fetched_selectors = []
@@ -614,7 +616,7 @@ class Flake:
             nix_options (list[str] | None): Optional additional options to pass to the Nix build command.
         """
         if self._cache is None:
-            self.prefetch()
+            self.invalidate_cache()
         assert self._cache is not None
         assert self.flake_cache_path is not None
 
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/machines/machines.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/machines/machines.py
index ac96c217b..6727cb719 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/machines/machines.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/machines/machines.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Machine:
         return f"{self.flake}#{self.name}"
 
     def flush_caches(self) -> None:
-        self.flake.prefetch()
+        self.flake.invalidate_cache()
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return f"Machine(name={self.name}, flake={self.flake})"
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/templates.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/templates.py
index 4f2f0ea84..d3f632ec9 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/templates.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/templates.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def realize_nix_path(clan_dir: Flake, nix_path: str) -> None:
         return
 
     flake = Flake(identifier=nix_path, inputs_from=clan_dir.identifier)
-    flake.prefetch()
+    flake.invalidate_cache()
 
 
 def get_template(
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/tests/test_flake_caching.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/tests/test_flake_caching.py
index 79b323282..d50d37160 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/tests/test_flake_caching.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/tests/test_flake_caching.py
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ def test_cache_persistance(flake: ClanFlake) -> None:
 
     flake1 = Flake(str(flake.path))
     flake2 = Flake(str(flake.path))
-    flake1.prefetch()
-    flake2.prefetch()
+    flake1.invalidate_cache()
+    flake2.invalidate_cache()
     assert isinstance(flake1._cache, FlakeCache)  # noqa: SLF001
     assert isinstance(flake2._cache, FlakeCache)  # noqa: SLF001
     assert not flake1._cache.is_cached(  # noqa: SLF001
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def test_cache_persistance(flake: ClanFlake) -> None:
     )
     flake1.select("nixosConfigurations.*.config.networking.hostName")
     flake1.select("nixosConfigurations.*.config.networking.{hostName,hostId}")
-    flake2.prefetch()
+    flake2.invalidate_cache()
     assert flake2._cache.is_cached(  # noqa: SLF001
         "nixosConfigurations.*.config.networking.{hostName,hostId}"
     )
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ def test_conditional_all_selector(flake: ClanFlake) -> None:
 
     flake1 = Flake(str(flake.path))
     flake2 = Flake(str(flake.path))
-    flake1.prefetch()
-    flake2.prefetch()
+    flake1.invalidate_cache()
+    flake2.invalidate_cache()
     assert isinstance(flake1._cache, FlakeCache)  # noqa: SLF001
     assert isinstance(flake2._cache, FlakeCache)  # noqa: SLF001
     log.info("First select")
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def test_conditional_all_selector(flake: ClanFlake) -> None:
     assert res1 == res2
     assert res1["clan-core"].get("clan") is not None
 
-    flake2.prefetch()
+    flake2.invalidate_cache()
 
 
 # Test that the caching works