diff --git a/assets/create.sh b/assets/create.sh
index aaa72769..8b35f887 100755
--- a/assets/create.sh
+++ b/assets/create.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ASSET_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 
+# Always remove the local cache to avoid any confusion
+bat cache --clear
+
 # TODO: Remove this (and the reverse part below) when
 # https://github.com/trishume/syntect/issues/160 has been fixed
 JAVADOC_FILE="${ASSET_DIR}/syntaxes/Packages/Java/JavaDoc.sublime-syntax"