diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index f790ccfb..effe8b8c 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+### 0.8.3 (2015-04-25 08:48:00 UTC)
+
+* Fix clearing of the provider cache
+
+
 ### 0.8.2 (2015-04-19 06:45:00 UTC)
 
 * Fix IPTorrents provider search strings and URL for new site changes
diff --git a/sickbeard/helpers.py b/sickbeard/helpers.py
index b8d61093..ae91cac3 100644
--- a/sickbeard/helpers.py
+++ b/sickbeard/helpers.py
@@ -1439,3 +1439,10 @@ def check_port(host, port, timeout=1.0):
         except socket.error:
             if s:
                 s.close()
+
+def clear_unused_providers():
+    providers = [x.cache.providerID for x in sickbeard.providers.sortedProviderList() if x.isActive()]
+
+    if providers:
+        myDB = db.DBConnection('cache.db')
+        myDB.action('DELETE FROM provider_cache WHERE provider NOT IN (%s)' % ','.join(['?'] * len(providers)), providers)
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diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/newznab.py b/sickbeard/providers/newznab.py
index 0b04ad9c..7f34f2e5 100755
--- a/sickbeard/providers/newznab.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/newznab.py
@@ -439,11 +439,11 @@ class NewznabCache(tvcache.TVCache):
             if not data:
                 return []
 
-            self.setLastUpdate()
-
             # clear cache
             self._clearCache()
 
+            self.setLastUpdate()
+
             if self._checkAuth(data):
                 items = data.entries
                 cl = []
diff --git a/sickbeard/search.py b/sickbeard/search.py
index aa3a813c..6c1234ab 100644
--- a/sickbeard/search.py
+++ b/sickbeard/search.py
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ def searchProviders(show, episodes, manualSearch=False):
                 logger.log(u"Performing season pack search for " + show.name)
 
             try:
-                curProvider.cache.updateCache()
+                curProvider.cache._clearCache()
                 searchResults = curProvider.findSearchResults(show, episodes, search_mode, manualSearch)
             except exceptions.AuthException, e:
                 logger.log(u"Authentication error: " + ex(e), logger.ERROR)
diff --git a/sickbeard/showUpdater.py b/sickbeard/showUpdater.py
index d0fec516..48d636e6 100644
--- a/sickbeard/showUpdater.py
+++ b/sickbeard/showUpdater.py
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ class ShowUpdater():
         if sickbeard.USE_FAILED_DOWNLOADS:
             failed_history.trimHistory()
 
+        # clear the data of unused providers
+        sickbeard.helpers.clear_unused_providers()
+
         logger.log(u"Doing full update on all shows")
 
         # clean out cache directory, remove everything > 12 hours old
diff --git a/sickbeard/tvcache.py b/sickbeard/tvcache.py
index e1ebe1f1..29e2f1f9 100644
--- a/sickbeard/tvcache.py
+++ b/sickbeard/tvcache.py
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ class TVCache():
                 sqlResults = list(itertools.chain(*sqlResults))
 
         if not sqlResults:
+            self.setLastSearch()
             return neededEps
 
         # for each cache entry
diff --git a/sickbeard/webserve.py b/sickbeard/webserve.py
index c8a05d5f..2fb4756c 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webserve.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webserve.py
@@ -4263,6 +4263,8 @@ class ConfigProviders(Config):
         sickbeard.NEWZNAB_DATA = '!!!'.join([x.configStr() for x in sickbeard.newznabProviderList])
         sickbeard.PROVIDER_ORDER = provider_list
 
+        helpers.clear_unused_providers()
+
         sickbeard.save_config()
 
         if len(results) > 0: