diff --git a/experimental/cachefile/cache.go b/experimental/cachefile/cache.go
index 210813f1..0d714a60 100644
--- a/experimental/cachefile/cache.go
+++ b/experimental/cachefile/cache.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ type CacheFile struct {
 	rdrcTimeout        time.Duration
 	optimisticTimeout  time.Duration
 	DB                 *bbolt.DB
-	resetAccess        sync.Mutex
+	dbAccess           sync.RWMutex
 	saveMetadataAccess sync.Mutex
 	saveMetadata       *adapter.FakeIPMetadata
 	saveMetadataTimer  *time.Timer
@@ -180,19 +180,29 @@ func (c *CacheFile) start() error {
 	var db *bbolt.DB
 	for range 10 {
 		db, err = bbolt.Open(c.path, fileMode, &options)
+		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, bboltErrors.ErrTimeout) {
+				continue
+			}
+			if E.IsMulti(err, bboltErrors.ErrInvalid, bboltErrors.ErrChecksum, bboltErrors.ErrVersionMismatch) {
+				rmErr := filemanager.Remove(c.ctx, c.path)
+				if rmErr != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+			continue
+		}
+		err = checkDatabase(db)
 		if err == nil {
 			break
 		}
-		if errors.Is(err, bboltErrors.ErrTimeout) {
-			continue
+		c.logger.Error("database corrupted: ", err, ": resetting")
+		db.Close()
+		rmErr := filemanager.Remove(c.ctx, c.path)
+		if rmErr != nil {
+			return err
 		}
-		if E.IsMulti(err, bboltErrors.ErrInvalid, bboltErrors.ErrChecksum, bboltErrors.ErrVersionMismatch) {
-			rmErr := filemanager.Remove(c.ctx, c.path)
-			if rmErr != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -230,46 +240,83 @@ func (c *CacheFile) start() error {
 }
 
 func (c *CacheFile) Close() error {
-	if c.DB == nil {
+	c.dbAccess.RLock()
+	db := c.DB
+	c.dbAccess.RUnlock()
+	if db == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return c.DB.Close()
+	return db.Close()
+}
+
+func checkDatabase(db *bbolt.DB) error {
+	return db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
+		var checkErr error
+		for txErr := range tx.Check() {
+			if checkErr == nil {
+				checkErr = txErr
+			}
+		}
+		return checkErr
+	})
+}
+
+func (c *CacheFile) database() *bbolt.DB {
+	c.dbAccess.RLock()
+	defer c.dbAccess.RUnlock()
+	return c.DB
 }
 
 func (c *CacheFile) view(fn func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error) (err error) {
+	db := c.database()
 	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			c.resetDB()
+		r := recover()
+		if r != nil {
+			c.resetDB(db, r)
 			err = E.New("database corrupted: ", r)
 		}
 	}()
-	return c.DB.View(fn)
+	return db.View(fn)
 }
 
 func (c *CacheFile) batch(fn func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error) (err error) {
+	db := c.database()
 	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			c.resetDB()
+		r := recover()
+		if r != nil {
+			c.resetDB(db, r)
 			err = E.New("database corrupted: ", r)
 		}
 	}()
-	return c.DB.Batch(fn)
+	err = db.Batch(fn)
+	var panicErr bbolt.PanickedError
+	if errors.As(err, &panicErr) {
+		c.resetDB(db, panicErr.Reason)
+		return E.New("database corrupted: ", panicErr.Reason)
+	}
+	return err
 }
 
 func (c *CacheFile) update(fn func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error) (err error) {
+	db := c.database()
 	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			c.resetDB()
+		r := recover()
+		if r != nil {
+			c.resetDB(db, r)
 			err = E.New("database corrupted: ", r)
 		}
 	}()
-	return c.DB.Update(fn)
+	return db.Update(fn)
 }
 
-func (c *CacheFile) resetDB() {
-	c.resetAccess.Lock()
-	defer c.resetAccess.Unlock()
-	c.DB.Close()
+func (c *CacheFile) resetDB(failedDB *bbolt.DB, reason any) {
+	c.dbAccess.Lock()
+	defer c.dbAccess.Unlock()
+	if c.DB != failedDB {
+		return
+	}
+	c.logger.Error("database corrupted: ", reason, ": resetting")
+	failedDB.Close()
 	filemanager.Remove(c.ctx, c.path)
 	db, err := bbolt.Open(c.path, 0o666, &bbolt.Options{Timeout: time.Second})
 	if err == nil {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 342d9992..258fb961 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/oschwald/maxminddb-golang v1.13.1
 	github.com/pkg/sftp v1.13.10
 	github.com/sagernet/asc-go v0.0.0-20241217030726-d563060fe4e1
-	github.com/sagernet/bbolt v0.0.0-20260821040940-d7518b45c52b
+	github.com/sagernet/bbolt v0.0.0-20260823094646-e24805439c9c
 	github.com/sagernet/cors v1.2.1
 	github.com/sagernet/cronet-go v0.0.0-20260807162344-ec9a39c5ba3b
 	github.com/sagernet/cronet-go/all v0.0.0-20260807162344-ec9a39c5ba3b
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a81bcaf1..0f928003 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ github.com/safchain/ethtool v0.3.0 h1:gimQJpsI6sc1yIqP/y8GYgiXn/NjgvpM0RNoWLVVmP
 github.com/safchain/ethtool v0.3.0/go.mod h1:SA9BwrgyAqNo7M+uaL6IYbxpm5wk3L7Mm6ocLW+CJUs=
 github.com/sagernet/asc-go v0.0.0-20241217030726-d563060fe4e1 h1:qi+ijeREa0yfAaO+NOcZ81gv4uzOfALUIdhkiIFvmG4=
 github.com/sagernet/asc-go v0.0.0-20241217030726-d563060fe4e1/go.mod h1:JULDuzTMn2gyZFcjpTVZP4/UuwAdbHJ0bum2RdjXojU=
-github.com/sagernet/bbolt v0.0.0-20260821040940-d7518b45c52b h1:gjt/KuFojUO9PXzkWCpkIx/3Kd1VyJ/iR2PwS7gx8js=
-github.com/sagernet/bbolt v0.0.0-20260821040940-d7518b45c52b/go.mod h1:7/qFPFH5fqK5XQeY8EA1Qpaly08Av77p38Zt50ieQww=
+github.com/sagernet/bbolt v0.0.0-20260823094646-e24805439c9c h1:JdEDkgiwsDxiZb4+dQYgVOU/lND+jZxFmN5y/q49EXk=
+github.com/sagernet/bbolt v0.0.0-20260823094646-e24805439c9c/go.mod h1:7/qFPFH5fqK5XQeY8EA1Qpaly08Av77p38Zt50ieQww=
 github.com/sagernet/cors v1.2.1 h1:Cv5Z8y9YSD6Gm+qSpNrL3LO4lD3eQVvbFYJSG7JCMHQ=
 github.com/sagernet/cors v1.2.1/go.mod h1:O64VyOjjhrkLmQIjF4KGRrJO/5dVXFdpEmCW/eISRAI=
 github.com/sagernet/cronet-go v0.0.0-20260807162344-ec9a39c5ba3b h1:SfX10lRxbq9ixHm4OZ4/7q+TSpK4Gh0lEVrPaIAB/K0=