diff --git a/cache/cache.go b/cache/cache.go
index c89d0156..91b82437 100644
--- a/cache/cache.go
+++ b/cache/cache.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 type NodeInfoCache interface {
 	Update(state.NodeInfo)
+	Delete(string)
 	JSON() ([]byte, error)
 }
 
@@ -37,6 +38,12 @@ func (nic *nodeInfoCacheImpl) Update(info state.NodeInfo) {
 	nic.nodes[info.Node] = info
 }
 
+func (nic *nodeInfoCacheImpl) Delete(node string) {
+	nic.mutex.Lock()
+	defer nic.mutex.Unlock()
+	delete(nic.nodes, node)
+}
+
 func (nic *nodeInfoCacheImpl) JSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	// do not hand out data of the nodes map as it contains
 	// pointers, which in turn open up for data races
diff --git a/controllers/node_controller.go b/controllers/node_controller.go
index ff6da7be..fd1f37c3 100644
--- a/controllers/node_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/node_controller.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ func (r *NodeReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.
 	var theNode corev1.Node
 	err = r.Get(ctx, req.NamespacedName, &theNode)
 	if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+		r.NodeInfoCache.Delete(req.Name)
 		r.Log.Info("Could not find node on the API server, maybe it has been deleted?", "node", req.NamespacedName)
 		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 	} else if err != nil {
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index c1ec6668..d128ca9f 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -187,13 +187,13 @@ <h2>Node Labels</h2>
                         <tr>
                             <td x-text="node.node"></td>
                             <template x-for="(val, key) in labels">
-                                <td x-data="{get text() 
+                                <td x-data="{get text()
                                     {
                                         if (node.labels === undefined) {
                                             return '';
                                         }
                                         return node.labels[key] === undefined ? '' : node.labels[key];
-                                    } 
+                                    }
                                 }" x-text="text"></td>
                             </template>
                         </tr>
@@ -204,4 +204,4 @@ <h2>Node Labels</h2>
     </div>
 </body>
 
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>