diff --git a/core/itch_client.gd b/core/itch_client.gd
index b508ab6..2958cf8 100644
--- a/core/itch_client.gd
+++ b/core/itch_client.gd
@@ -366,12 +366,24 @@ func get_owned_games() -> Array:
 func _get_owned_games() -> Array:
 	if not is_logged_in:
 		return []
-	var res := await _rpc_call("Fetch.ProfileOwnedKeys", {
+	var params := {
 		"profileId": profile.get("user", {}).get("id", profile.get("id", 0)),
-	})
+	}
+	var res := await _rpc_call("Fetch.ProfileOwnedKeys", params)
 	if "error" in res:
 		logger.warn("Fetch.ProfileOwnedKeys failed: " + str(res["error"]))
 		return []
+	# butlerd serves Fetch.* results from its local cache by default and only
+	# sets `stale` when the data hasn't been pulled from itch.io recently. On
+	# a fresh database that cache is empty, so without this refresh the
+	# library would stay empty until the daemon happens to refresh on its own.
+	if res.get("stale", false):
+		logger.info("Owned keys are stale. Refreshing from itch.io.")
+		params["fresh"] = true
+		res = await _rpc_call("Fetch.ProfileOwnedKeys", params)
+		if "error" in res:
+			logger.warn("Fetch.ProfileOwnedKeys (fresh) failed: " + str(res["error"]))
+			return []
 	return res.get("items", [])
 
 
@@ -381,10 +393,18 @@ func get_caves() -> Array:
 
 
 func _get_caves() -> Array:
-	var res := await _rpc_call("Fetch.Caves", {})
+	var params := {}
+	var res := await _rpc_call("Fetch.Caves", params)
 	if "error" in res:
 		logger.warn("Fetch.Caves failed: " + str(res["error"]))
 		return []
+	if res.get("stale", false):
+		logger.info("Caves are stale. Refreshing from itch.io.")
+		params["fresh"] = true
+		res = await _rpc_call("Fetch.Caves", params)
+		if "error" in res:
+			logger.warn("Fetch.Caves (fresh) failed: " + str(res["error"]))
+			return []
 	return res.get("items", [])
 
 
@@ -416,7 +436,23 @@ func _install(game: Dictionary, cave_id: String) -> void:
 	var game_id: int = game.get("id", 0)
 	var reason := "update" if cave_id != "" else "install"
 
-	var uploads_res := await _rpc_call("Fetch.GameUploads", {"gameId": game_id, "compatible": true})
+	var uploads_params := {"gameId": game_id, "compatible": true}
+	var uploads_res := await _rpc_call("Fetch.GameUploads", uploads_params)
+	if "error" in uploads_res:
+		logger.warn("Fetch.GameUploads failed: " + str(uploads_res["error"]))
+		emit_signal.call_deferred("app_installed", cave_id, false)
+		return
+	# Uploads are cached by butlerd just like owned keys, so retry fresh when
+	# the cached result is stale, otherwise a cold database would report every
+	# game as having no compatible upload.
+	if uploads_res.get("stale", false):
+		logger.info("Uploads are stale. Refreshing from itch.io.")
+		uploads_params["fresh"] = true
+		uploads_res = await _rpc_call("Fetch.GameUploads", uploads_params)
+		if "error" in uploads_res:
+			logger.warn("Fetch.GameUploads (fresh) failed: " + str(uploads_res["error"]))
+			emit_signal.call_deferred("app_installed", cave_id, false)
+			return
 	var uploads: Array = uploads_res.get("uploads", [])
 	if uploads.is_empty():
 		logger.error("No compatible uploads found for game id " + str(game_id))
diff --git a/plugin.json b/plugin.json
index 63d028e..90c5bfe 100644
--- a/plugin.json
+++ b/plugin.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "plugin.id": "itch",
   "plugin.name": "itch.io",
-  "plugin.version": "0.1.1",
+  "plugin.version": "0.1.3",
   "plugin.min-api-version": "1.1.0",
   "plugin.link": "https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/OpenGamepadUI-itch",
   "plugin.source": "https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/OpenGamepadUI-itch",