@@ -50,11 +50,15 @@ def sorted_releases
           cache
         end
 
+        def sorted_releases_from_filesystem
+          Dir.glob(new_resource.deploy_to + "/releases/*").sort_by { |d| ::File.ctime(d) }
+        end
+
         def load_cache
           begin
             JSON.parse(Chef::FileCache.load("revision-deploys/#{new_resource.name}"))
           rescue Chef::Exceptions::FileNotFound
-            save_cache([])
+            sorted_releases_from_filesystem
           end
         end
 
 
@@ -87,4 +87,13 @@
     @provider.all_releases.should == %w{second third fourth fifth latest}
   end
 
+  it "regenerates the file cache if it's not available" do
+    oldest = "/my/deploy/dir/releases/oldest"
+    latest = "/my/deploy/dir/releases/latest"
+    Dir.should_receive(:glob).with("/my/deploy/dir/releases/*").and_return([latest, oldest])
+    ::File.should_receive(:ctime).with(oldest).and_return(Time.now - 10)
+    ::File.should_receive(:ctime).with(latest).and_return(Time.now - 1)
+    @provider.all_releases.should == [oldest, latest]
+  end
+
 end