diff --git a/ios/RNFetchBlobRequest.m b/ios/RNFetchBlobRequest.m
index a56cc92d0..2f83f1ded 100644
--- a/ios/RNFetchBlobRequest.m
+++ b/ios/RNFetchBlobRequest.m
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ - (void) sendRequest:(__weak NSDictionary  * _Nullable )options
         defaultConfigObject = [NSURLSessionConfiguration backgroundSessionConfigurationWithIdentifier:taskId];
     }
     
+    defaultConfigObject.requestCachePolicy = NSURLRequestReloadIgnoringLocalCacheData;
+
     // request timeout, -1 if not set in options
     float timeout = [options valueForKey:@"timeout"] == nil ? -1 : [[options valueForKey:@"timeout"] floatValue];