1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/NNTPD.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/NNTPD.pm
index 7f9a1d58..6907a03c 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/NNTPD.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/NNTPD.pm
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@ sub refresh_groups {
          my ($self, $sig) = @_;
          my $pi_cfg = $sig ? PublicInbox::Config->new : $self->{pi_cfg};
          my $groups = $pi_cfg->{-by_newsgroup}; # filled during each_inbox
+        my $cache = eval { $pi_cfg->ALL->misc->nntpd_cache_load } // {};
          $pi_cfg->each_inbox(sub {
                  my ($ibx) = @_;
                  my $ngname = $ibx->{newsgroup} // return;
-                if ($ibx->nntp_usable) {
+                my $ce = $cache->{$ngname};
+                if (($ce and (%$ibx = (%$ibx, %$ce))) || $ibx->nntp_usable) {
                          # only valid if msgmap and over works
                          # preload to avoid fragmentation:
                          $ibx->description;