diff --git a/cmd/reflector.go b/cmd/reflector.go
index 55d77b3..7551f77 100644
--- a/cmd/reflector.go
+++ b/cmd/reflector.go
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lbryio/reflector.go/reflector"
 	"github.com/lbryio/reflector.go/store"
 
+	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/v2/stream"
+
+	"github.com/c2h5oh/datasize"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/spf13/cast"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -56,9 +58,9 @@ func init() {
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&disableBlocklist, "disable-blocklist", false, "Disable blocklist watching/updating")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&useDB, "use-db", true, "whether to connect to the reflector db or not")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&reflectorCmdDiskCache, "disk-cache", "",
-		"enable disk cache, setting max size and path where to store blobs. format is 'MAX_BLOBS:CACHE_PATH'")
+		"enable disk cache, setting max size and path where to store blobs. format is 'sizeGB:CACHE_PATH'")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&bufferReflectorCmdDiskCache, "buffer-disk-cache", "",
-		"enable buffer disk cache, setting max size and path where to store blobs. format is 'MAX_BLOBS:CACHE_PATH'")
+		"enable buffer disk cache, setting max size and path where to store blobs. format is 'sizeGB:CACHE_PATH'")
 	cmd.Flags().IntVar(&reflectorCmdMemCache, "mem-cache", 0, "enable in-memory cache with a max size of this many blobs")
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(cmd)
 }
@@ -151,7 +153,9 @@ func wrapWithCache(s store.BlobStore) store.BlobStore {
 	wrapped := s
 
 	diskCacheMaxSize, diskCachePath := diskCacheParams(reflectorCmdDiskCache)
-	cacheMaxSizeInBytes := float64(diskCacheMaxSize * 2 * 1000 * 1000)
+	//we are tracking blobs in memory with a 1 byte long boolean, which means that for each 2MB (a blob) we need 1Byte
+	// so if the underlying cache holds 10MB, 10MB/2MB=5Bytes which is also the exact count of objects to restore on startup
+	realCacheSize := float64(diskCacheMaxSize) / float64(stream.MaxBlobSize)
 	if diskCacheMaxSize > 0 {
 		err := os.MkdirAll(diskCachePath, os.ModePerm)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -160,12 +164,12 @@ func wrapWithCache(s store.BlobStore) store.BlobStore {
 		wrapped = store.NewCachingStore(
 			"reflector",
 			wrapped,
-			store.NewLFUDAStore("hdd", store.NewDiskStore(diskCachePath, 2), cacheMaxSizeInBytes),
+			store.NewLFUDAStore("hdd", store.NewDiskStore(diskCachePath, 2), realCacheSize),
 		)
 	}
 
 	diskCacheMaxSize, diskCachePath = diskCacheParams(bufferReflectorCmdDiskCache)
-	cacheMaxSizeInBytes = float64(diskCacheMaxSize * 2 * 1000 * 1000)
+	realCacheSize = float64(diskCacheMaxSize) / float64(stream.MaxBlobSize)
 	if diskCacheMaxSize > 0 {
 		err := os.MkdirAll(diskCachePath, os.ModePerm)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -174,7 +178,7 @@ func wrapWithCache(s store.BlobStore) store.BlobStore {
 		wrapped = store.NewCachingStore(
 			"reflector",
 			wrapped,
-			store.NewLFUDAStore("nvme", store.NewDiskStore(diskCachePath, 2), cacheMaxSizeInBytes),
+			store.NewLFUDAStore("nvme", store.NewDiskStore(diskCachePath, 2), realCacheSize),
 		)
 	}
 
@@ -199,15 +203,19 @@ func diskCacheParams(diskParams string) (int, string) {
 		log.Fatalf("--disk-cache must be a number, followed by ':', followed by a string")
 	}
 
-	maxSize := cast.ToInt(parts[0])
-	if maxSize <= 0 {
-		log.Fatalf("--disk-cache max size must be more than 0")
-	}
-
+	diskCacheSize := parts[0]
 	path := parts[1]
 	if len(path) == 0 || path[0] != '/' {
 		log.Fatalf("--disk-cache path must start with '/'")
 	}
 
-	return maxSize, path
+	var maxSize datasize.ByteSize
+	err := maxSize.UnmarshalText([]byte(diskCacheSize))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if maxSize <= 0 {
+		log.Fatal("--disk-cache size must be more than 0")
+	}
+	return int(maxSize), path
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5ab0eb5..df0c53d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/bparli/lfuda-go v0.3.0
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.0.0-20190824003749-130ea5bddde3
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcutil v0.0.0-20190425235716-9e5f4b9a998d
+	github.com/c2h5oh/datasize v0.0.0-20200825124411-48ed595a09d2
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
 	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.4.1
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.2
 	github.com/google/btree v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/gops v0.3.7
-	github.com/google/martian v2.1.0+incompatible
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.7.4
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-msgpack v0.5.5 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.4
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 25e908f..5965f78 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ github.com/btcsuite/websocket v0.0.0-20150119174127-31079b680792 h1:R8vQdOQdZ9Y3
 github.com/btcsuite/websocket v0.0.0-20150119174127-31079b680792/go.mod h1:ghJtEyQwv5/p4Mg4C0fgbePVuGr935/5ddU9Z3TmDRY=
 github.com/btcsuite/winsvc v1.0.0/go.mod h1:jsenWakMcC0zFBFurPLEAyrnc/teJEM1O46fmI40EZs=
 github.com/buger/jsonparser v0.0.0-20181115193947-bf1c66bbce23/go.mod h1:bbYlZJ7hK1yFx9hf58LP0zeX7UjIGs20ufpu3evjr+s=
+github.com/c2h5oh/datasize v0.0.0-20200825124411-48ed595a09d2 h1:t8KYCwSKsOEZBFELI4Pn/phbp38iJ1RRAkDFNin1aak=
+github.com/c2h5oh/datasize v0.0.0-20200825124411-48ed595a09d2/go.mod h1:S/7n9copUssQ56c7aAgHqftWO4LTf4xY6CGWt8Bc+3M=
 github.com/cheekybits/genny v1.0.0 h1:uGGa4nei+j20rOSeDeP5Of12XVm7TGUd4dJA9RDitfE=
 github.com/cheekybits/genny v1.0.0/go.mod h1:+tQajlRqAUrPI7DOSpB0XAqZYtQakVtB7wXkRAgjxjQ=
 github.com/circonus-labs/circonus-gometrics v2.3.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:nmEj6Dob7S7YxXgwXpfOuvO54S+tGdZdw9fuRZt25Ag=
@@ -223,8 +225,6 @@ github.com/lbryio/types v0.0.0-20191009145016-1bb8107e04f8/go.mod h1:CG3wsDv5BiV
 github.com/lbryio/types v0.0.0-20191228214437-05a22073b4ec h1:2xk/qg4VTOCJ8RzV/ED5AKqDcJ00zVb08ltf9V+sr3c=
 github.com/lbryio/types v0.0.0-20191228214437-05a22073b4ec/go.mod h1:CG3wsDv5BiVYQd5i1Jp7wGsaVyjZTJshqXeWMVKsISE=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.1.1/go.mod h1:5WUZQaWbwv1U+lTReE5YruASi9Al49XbQIvNi/34Woo=
-github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go v0.19.1 h1:J9TkQJGJVOR3UmGhd4zdVYwKSA0EoXbLRf15uQJ6gT4=
-github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go v0.19.1/go.mod h1:ZUygOqIoai0ASXXLJ92LTnKdbqh9MHCLTX6Nr1jUrK0=
 github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go v0.19.2 h1:w8BBYUx5Z+kNpeaOeQW/KzcNsKWhh4O6PeQhb0nURPg=
 github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go v0.19.2/go.mod h1:ZUygOqIoai0ASXXLJ92LTnKdbqh9MHCLTX6Nr1jUrK0=
 github.com/lunixbochs/vtclean v1.0.0/go.mod h1:pHhQNgMf3btfWnGBVipUOjRYhoOsdGqdm/+2c2E2WMI=
diff --git a/store/lfuda.go b/store/lfuda.go
index 9715954..2a12e99 100644
--- a/store/lfuda.go
+++ b/store/lfuda.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/v2/extras/errors"
 	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/v2/stream"
 	"github.com/lbryio/reflector.go/internal/metrics"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 // LRUStore adds a max cache size and LRU eviction to a BlobStore
@@ -21,14 +22,13 @@ func NewLFUDAStore(component string, store BlobStore, maxSize float64) *LFUDASto
 		metrics.CacheLRUEvictCount.With(metrics.CacheLabels(store.Name(), component)).Inc()
 		_ = store.Delete(key.(string)) // TODO: log this error. may happen if underlying entry is gone but cache entry still there
 	})
-	lfuda.Age()
 	l := &LFUDAStore{
 		store: store,
 		lfuda: lfuda,
 	}
 	go func() {
 		if lstr, ok := store.(lister); ok {
-			err := l.loadExisting(lstr, int(maxSize/2000000.0))
+			err := l.loadExisting(lstr, int(maxSize))
 			if err != nil {
 				panic(err) // TODO: what should happen here? panic? return nil? just keep going?
 			}
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ func (l *LFUDAStore) Delete(hash string) error {
 
 // loadExisting imports existing blobs from the underlying store into the LRU cache
 func (l *LFUDAStore) loadExisting(store lister, maxItems int) error {
+	logrus.Infof("loading at most %d items", maxItems)
 	existing, err := store.list()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err