diff --git a/kitty/boss.py b/kitty/boss.py
index 5dd538ad7..bb4932016 100644
--- a/kitty/boss.py
+++ b/kitty/boss.py
@@ -2212,8 +2212,8 @@ class Boss:
         if bad_lines:
             self.show_bad_config_lines(bad_lines)
         self.apply_new_options(opts)
-        from .open_actions import load_open_actions
-        load_open_actions.clear_cached()
+        from .open_actions import clear_caches
+        clear_caches()
 
     def safe_delete_temp_file(self, path: str) -> None:
         if is_path_in_temp_dir(path):
diff --git a/kitty/open_actions.py b/kitty/open_actions.py
index 9803a8b39..304a53fe0 100644
--- a/kitty/open_actions.py
+++ b/kitty/open_actions.py
@@ -221,6 +221,11 @@ def load_launch_actions() -> Tuple[OpenAction, ...]:
         return tuple(parse(f))
 
 
+def clear_caches() -> None:
+    load_open_actions.clear_cached()
+    load_launch_actions.clear_cached()
+
+
 @run_once
 def default_open_actions() -> Tuple[OpenAction, ...]:
     return tuple(parse('''\