diff --git a/salt/modules/file.py b/salt/modules/file.py
index a75b754f6f..8f0c6914b6 100644
--- a/salt/modules/file.py
+++ b/salt/modules/file.py
@@ -3740,16 +3740,22 @@ def get_managed(
 
     if source and (template or parsed_scheme in salt.utils.files.REMOTE_PROTOS):
         # Check if we have the template or remote file cached
+        cache_refetch = False
         cached_dest = __salt__['cp.is_cached'](source, saltenv)
         if cached_dest and (source_hash or skip_verify):
             htype = source_sum.get('hash_type', 'sha256')
             cached_sum = get_hash(cached_dest, form=htype)
-            if skip_verify or cached_sum == source_sum['hsum']:
+            if cached_sum != source_sum['hsum']:
+                cache_refetch = True
+            elif skip_verify:
+                # prev: if skip_verify or cached_sum == source_sum['hsum']:
+                # but `cached_sum == source_sum['hsum']` is elliptical as prev if
                 sfn = cached_dest
                 source_sum = {'hsum': cached_sum, 'hash_type': htype}
 
         # If we didn't have the template or remote file, let's get it
-        if not sfn:
+        # Similarly when the file has been updated and the cache has to be refreshed
+        if not sfn or cache_refetch:
             try:
                 sfn = __salt__['cp.cache_file'](source, saltenv)
             except Exception as exc: