diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/web_view.py b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/web_view.py
index 7561e98483..7a93a047b9 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/web_view.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/web_view.py
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ class WebView(RestartingWebEngineView):
         return self._size_hint
 
     def refresh(self):
-        self.pageAction(QWebEnginePage.Reload).trigger()
+        self.pageAction(QWebEnginePage.ReloadAndBypassCache).trigger()
 
     @property
     def bridge(self):