free up target_object on delete

Signed-off-by: Jeremy J. Miller <jm@chef.io>

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/chef/chef_fs/file_system/chef_server/rest_list_entry.rb b/lib/chef/chef_fs/file_system/chef_server/rest_list_entry.rb
index 2d754ed668..63a1eeccff 100644
--- a/lib/chef/chef_fs/file_system/chef_server/rest_list_entry.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/chef_fs/file_system/chef_server/rest_list_entry.rb
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ class Chef
           end
 
           def delete(recurse)
+            # free up cache - it will be hydrated on next check for exists?
+            @target_object = nil
             rest.delete(api_path)
           rescue Timeout::Error => e
             raise Chef::ChefFS::FileSystem::OperationFailedError.new(:delete, self, e, "Timeout deleting: #{e}")