diff --git a/src/utils/resolve-place.js b/src/utils/resolve-place.js
index ee788a03..7aa23b64 100755
--- a/src/utils/resolve-place.js
+++ b/src/utils/resolve-place.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ async function resolvePlace(query) {
 	const cacheKey = `place-${slugify(query)}`;
 	const cachedPlace = await redis.hGetAll(cacheKey);
 
-	if (cachedPlace && argv.placeCache !== false) {
+	if (argv.placeCache !== false && await redis.exists(cacheKey)) {
 		await redis.expire(cacheKey, 3600 * 24 * 30);
 
 		logger.debug(`Using cached place '${cacheKey}' for query '${query}': ${JSON.stringify(cachedPlace)}`);