diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/index.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/index.py
index ead7921..8b1fe1d 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/index.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/index.py
@@ -171,16 +171,6 @@ class YoutubeChannel:
         if not response.ok:
             print(response.text)
 
-    def clear_cache(self):
-        """delete banner and thumb from cache if available"""
-        channel_cache = os.path.join(self.CACHE_DIR, "channels")
-        thumb = os.path.join(channel_cache, self.channel_id + "_thumb.jpg")
-        banner = os.path.join(channel_cache, self.channel_id + "_banner.jpg")
-        if os.path.exists(thumb):
-            os.remove(thumb)
-        if os.path.exists(banner):
-            os.remove(banner)
-
     def sync_to_videos(self):
         """sync new channel_dict to all videos of channel"""
         headers = {"Content-type": "application/json"}
@@ -235,6 +225,7 @@ class YoutubeChannel:
             video_path = os.path.join(folder_path, video)
             os.remove(video_path)
         os.rmdir(folder_path)
+        ThumbManager().delete_chan_thumb(self.channel_id)
 
         print("delete indexed videos")
         self.delete_es_videos()
@@ -382,13 +373,6 @@ class YoutubeVideo:
         if not response.ok:
             print(response.text)
 
-    def delete_cache(self):
-        """delete thumbnail from cache if exist"""
-        video_cache = os.path.join(self.CACHE_DIR, "videos")
-        thumb = os.path.join(video_cache, self.youtube_id + ".jpg")
-        if os.path.exists(thumb):
-            os.remove(thumb)
-
     def deactivate(self):
         """deactivate document on extractor error"""
         youtube_id = self.youtube_id
@@ -415,7 +399,7 @@ class YoutubeVideo:
         if not response.ok:
             print(response.text)
         # delete thumbs from cache
-        self.delete_cache()
+        ThumbManager().delete_vid_thumb(self.youtube_id)
 
 
 class WatchState:
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/reindex.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/reindex.py
index 73bb819..726b644 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/reindex.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/reindex.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from home.src.helper import (
     ignore_filelist,
 )
 from home.src.index import YoutubeChannel, YoutubeVideo, index_new_video
+from home.src.thumbnails import ThumbManager
 
 
 class Reindex:
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ class Reindex:
         vid_handler.vid_dict["channel"] = channel_dict
         # update
         vid_handler.upload_to_es()
-        vid_handler.delete_cache()
+        ThumbManager().delete_vid_thumb(youtube_id)
 
     @staticmethod
     def reindex_single_channel(channel_id):
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ class Reindex:
         channel_handler.channel_dict["channel_subscribed"] = subscribed
         channel_handler.upload_to_es()
         channel_handler.sync_to_videos()
-        channel_handler.clear_cache()
+        ThumbManager().delete_chan_thumb(channel_id)
 
     def reindex(self):
         """reindex what's needed"""
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/thumbnails.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/thumbnails.py
index b4be8a8..e1b6fe6 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/thumbnails.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/thumbnails.py
@@ -156,6 +156,22 @@ class ThumbManager:
         thumb_path = os.path.join(folder_path, youtube_id + ".jpg")
         return thumb_path
 
+    def delete_vid_thumb(self, youtube_id):
+        """delete video thumbnail if exists"""
+        thumb_path = self.vid_thumb_path(youtube_id)
+        to_delete = os.path.join(self.CACHE_DIR, thumb_path)
+        if os.path.exists(to_delete):
+            os.remove(to_delete)
+
+    def delete_chan_thumb(self, channel_id):
+        """delete all artwork of channel"""
+        thumb = os.path.join(self.CHANNEL_DIR, channel_id + "_thumb.jpg")
+        banner = os.path.join(self.CHANNEL_DIR, channel_id + "_banner.jpg")
+        if os.path.exists(thumb):
+            os.remove(thumb)
+        if os.path.exists(banner):
+            os.remove(banner)
+
 
 def validate_thumbnails():
     """check if all thumbnails are there and organized correctly"""