diff --git a/tibi_hardlinks/cache.py b/tibi_hardlinks/cache.py
index c960106..8fbfae4 100644
--- a/tibi_hardlinks/cache.py
+++ b/tibi_hardlinks/cache.py
@@ -1,47 +1,14 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 import atexit
-import lzma
-import pickle
 
 from tibi_hardlinks.config import CACHE_DIR
 
+import shelve
 
-class Cache:
-    def __init__(self, cache_dir=CACHE_DIR):
-        self._store = None
-        self.filepath = Path(cache_dir) / "cache.pkl.lzma"
-        atexit.register(self.store)
+tibi_cache = shelve.open(Path(CACHE_DIR) / "cache")
+atexit.register(tibi_cache.close)
 
-    def read(self, key):
-        if self._store is None:
-            self.load()
-        try:
-            return self._store[key]
-        except KeyError:
-            return None
 
-    def write(self, key, data):
-        if self._store is None:
-            self.load()
-        self._store[key] = data
-
-    def load(self):
-        if self.filepath.exists():
-
-            with lzma.open(self.filepath, "rb") as file:
-                stored_data = pickle.load(file)
-            if isinstance(stored_data, dict):
-                self._store = stored_data
-                return
-        self._store = dict()
-
-    def store(self):
-        with lzma.open(self.filepath, "wb") as file:
-            pickle.dump(self._store, file)
-
-    def invalidate(self):
-        self._store = None
-        self.filepath.unlink()
-
-
-tibi_cache = Cache()
+def invalidate():
+    tibi_cache.clear()
+    tibi_cache.sync()