diff --git a/source/node.ts b/source/node.ts
index c341ff7..3ea81e4 100644
--- a/source/node.ts
+++ b/source/node.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type NormalisedEntity<E extends FullEntity = FullEntity> = E extends any
 export class NodeManager {
   private createNode: NodePluginArgs['actions']['createNode'];
   private deleteNode: NodePluginArgs['actions']['deleteNode'];
+  private touchNode: NodePluginArgs['actions']['touchNode'];
   private createNodeId: NodePluginArgs['createNodeId'];
   private createContentDigest: NodePluginArgs['createContentDigest'];
   private cache: NodePluginArgs['cache'];
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ export class NodeManager {
   constructor(args: NodePluginArgs) {
     /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/unbound-method */
     const {
-      actions: { createNode, deleteNode },
+      actions: { createNode, deleteNode, touchNode },
       cache,
       createContentDigest,
       createNodeId,
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ export class NodeManager {
     this.cache = cache;
     this.createNode = createNode;
     this.deleteNode = deleteNode;
+    this.touchNode = touchNode;
     this.createNodeId = createNodeId;
     this.createContentDigest = createContentDigest;
     this.reporter = reporter;
@@ -101,7 +103,13 @@ export class NodeManager {
    */
   private addNodes(added: NormalisedEntity[]): void {
     for (const entity of added) {
-      this.createNode(this.nodifyEntity(entity));
+      const node = this.nodifyEntity(entity);
+
+      // make sure that the node will remain in the cache
+      this.touchNode(node);
+
+      // create the node
+      this.createNode(node);
     }
 
     // don't be noisy if there's nothing new happen
diff --git a/spec/node.spec.ts b/spec/node.spec.ts
index 9f31b0d..409c370 100644
--- a/spec/node.spec.ts
+++ b/spec/node.spec.ts
@@ -202,11 +202,12 @@ describe('cl:NodeManager', () => {
     it('always keep gatsby synced', async () => {
       const createNode = jest.fn();
       const deleteNode = jest.fn();
+      const touchNode = jest.fn();
       const createContentDigest = jest.fn(hashFn);
       const createNodeId = jest.fn((id) => id);
 
       const manager = new NodeManager({
-        actions: { createNode, deleteNode },
+        actions: { createNode, deleteNode, touchNode },
         cache: caching({ store: 'memory', ttl: 0 }),
         createContentDigest,
         createNodeId,