diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index f3ae77df..b8fa563e 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ class HtmlWebpackPlugin {
     // Clear the cache once a new HtmlWebpackPlugin is added
     childCompiler.clearCache(compiler);
 
-    compiler.hooks.compilation.tap('HtmlWebpackPlugin', (compilation) => {
+    // Clear the cache if the child compiler is outdated
+    compiler.hooks.thisCompilation.tap('HtmlWebpackPlugin', (compilation) => {
       if (childCompiler.hasOutDatedTemplateCache(compilation)) {
         childCompiler.clearCache(compiler);
       }