diff --git a/pkg/storer/cachestore.go b/pkg/storer/cachestore.go
index 90a1c704551..7be738b5d38 100644
--- a/pkg/storer/cachestore.go
+++ b/pkg/storer/cachestore.go
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ func (db *DB) cacheWorker(ctx context.Context) {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			newSize := size - uint64((float64(capc) * 0.90)) // evict until cache size is 90% of capacity
+			evict := size - uint64((float64(capc) * 0.90)) // evict until cache size is 90% of capacity
 
 			err := db.Execute(ctx, func(s internal.Storage) error {
-				return db.cacheObj.RemoveOldest(ctx, s, s.ChunkStore(), newSize)
+				return db.cacheObj.RemoveOldest(ctx, s, s.ChunkStore(), evict)
 			})
 			if err != nil {
 				db.logger.Warning("cache eviction failure", "error", err)
diff --git a/pkg/storer/cachestore_test.go b/pkg/storer/cachestore_test.go
index b479d944ca6..dc2264491e7 100644
--- a/pkg/storer/cachestore_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storer/cachestore_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/spinlock"
 	storage "github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/storage"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/storage/storagetest"
 	chunktesting "github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/storage/testing"
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ func testCacheStore(t *testing.T, newStorer func() (*storer.DB, error)) {
 		lstore.SetRepoStorePutHook(nil)
 		// add chunks beyond capacity and verify the correct chunks are removed
 		// from the cache based on last access order
+
 		newChunks := chunktesting.GenerateTestRandomChunks(5)
 		putter := lstore.Cache()
 		for _, ch := range newChunks {
@@ -113,8 +115,23 @@ func testCacheStore(t *testing.T, newStorer func() (*storer.DB, error)) {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
-		if info.Cache.Size != 10 {
-			t.Fatalf("unexpected cache size: want 10 have %d", info.Cache.Size)
+		info, err = lstore.DebugInfo(context.Background())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		err = spinlock.WaitWithInterval(time.Second*5, time.Second, func() bool {
+			info, err = lstore.DebugInfo(context.Background())
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if info.Cache.Size == 10 {
+				return true
+			}
+			return false
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/storer/internal/cache/cache.go b/pkg/storer/internal/cache/cache.go
index b524ab8b617..edb06420924 100644
--- a/pkg/storer/internal/cache/cache.go
+++ b/pkg/storer/internal/cache/cache.go
@@ -311,7 +311,14 @@ func (c *Cache) RemoveOldest(
 		}
 	}
 
-	return batch.Commit()
+	err = batch.Commit()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	c.size.Add(-int64(len(evictItems)))
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 type cacheEntry struct {