diff --git a/comp.go b/comp.go
index 92166bc..c18eb27 100644
--- a/comp.go
+++ b/comp.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var (
 		"delete",
 		"put",
 		"clear",
-		"renew",
+		"reload",
 		"read",
 		"read-shell",
 		"read-shell-wait",
diff --git a/doc.go b/doc.go
index eaf411c..4660dc5 100644
--- a/doc.go
+++ b/doc.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ The following commands are provided by lf with default keybindings:
     delete            (default 'd')
     put               (default 'p')
     clear             (default 'c')
-    renew             (default '<c-l>')
+    reload            (default '<c-r>')
     read              (default ':')
     read-shell        (default '$')
     read-shell-wait   (default '!')
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ implementation. The default behavior is similar to the following command:
         elif [ $mode = 'move' ]; then
             mv -n $list .
         fi
-        lf -remote "send $id renew"
+        lf -remote "send $id reload"
         lf -remote "$(printf 'save\nmove\n\n')"
         lf -remote "send sync"
     }}
diff --git a/docstring.go b/docstring.go
index 3a9640e..27dd99e 100644
--- a/docstring.go
+++ b/docstring.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ The following commands are provided by lf with default keybindings:
     delete            (default 'd')
     put               (default 'p')
     clear             (default 'c')
-    renew             (default '<c-l>')
+    reload            (default '<c-r>')
     read              (default ':')
     read-shell        (default '$')
     read-shell-wait   (default '!')
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ implementation. The default behavior is similar to the following command:
         elif [ $mode = 'move' ]; then
             mv -n $list .
         fi
-        lf -remote "send $id renew"
+        lf -remote "send $id reload"
         lf -remote "$(printf 'save\nmove\n\n')"
         lf -remote "send sync"
     }}
diff --git a/eval.go b/eval.go
index ade44df..08f352f 100644
--- a/eval.go
+++ b/eval.go
@@ -332,10 +332,10 @@ func (e *callExpr) eval(app *app, args []string) {
 		if err := sendRemote("send sync"); err != nil {
 			app.ui.printf("clear: %s", err)
 		}
-	case "renew":
+	case "reload":
 		app.ui.sync()
 		app.ui.renew()
-		app.nav.renew(app.ui.wins[0].h)
+		app.nav.reload()
 	case "read":
 		app.ui.cmdPrefix = ":"
 	case "read-shell":
diff --git a/nav.go b/nav.go
index dc1f43f..2d17402 100644
--- a/nav.go
+++ b/nav.go
@@ -300,6 +300,17 @@ func (nav *nav) renew(height int) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (nav *nav) reload() {
+	nav.dirCache = make(map[string]*dir)
+
+	wd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("getting current directory: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	nav.getDirs(wd)
+}
+
 func (nav *nav) load(path string) *dir {
 	d, ok := nav.dirCache[path]
 	if !ok {
diff --git a/opts.go b/opts.go
index 1418140..70ec758 100644
--- a/opts.go
+++ b/opts.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func init() {
 	gOpts.keys["d"] = &callExpr{"delete", nil}
 	gOpts.keys["c"] = &callExpr{"clear", nil}
 	gOpts.keys["p"] = &callExpr{"put", nil}
-	gOpts.keys["<c-l>"] = &callExpr{"renew", nil}
+	gOpts.keys["<c-r>"] = &callExpr{"reload", nil}
 	gOpts.keys[":"] = &callExpr{"read", nil}
 	gOpts.keys["$"] = &callExpr{"read-shell", nil}
 	gOpts.keys["!"] = &callExpr{"read-shell-wait", nil}