diff --git a/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/Api.js b/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/Api.js
index dd50d11f8..04da4a1bd 100644
--- a/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/Api.js
+++ b/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/Api.js
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ Api.prototype.addPlugin = function (plugin, installOptions) {
             if (podfileFile.isDirty()) {
                 podfileFile.write();
                 events.emit('verbose', 'Running `pod install` (to install plugins)');
+                projectFile.purgeProjectFileCache(self.locations.root);
 
                 return podfileFile.install(check_reqs.check_cocoapods);
             } else {