diff --git a/cache/dynacache/dynacache_test.go b/cache/dynacache/dynacache_test.go
index a58a8d94b53..9a932729b23 100644
--- a/cache/dynacache/dynacache_test.go
+++ b/cache/dynacache/dynacache_test.go
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@
 package dynacache
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	qt "github.com/frankban/quicktest"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/common/loggers"
@@ -165,6 +167,29 @@ func TestClear(t *testing.T) {
 	cache.adjustCurrentMaxSize()
 }
 
+func TestPanicInCreate(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	c := qt.New(t)
+	cache := newTestCache(t)
+
+	p1 := GetOrCreatePartition[string, testItem](cache, "/aaaa/bbbb", OptionsPartition{Weight: 30, ClearWhen: ClearOnRebuild})
+
+	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		for j := 0; j < 3; j++ {
+			_, err := p1.GetOrCreate(fmt.Sprintf("panic1-%d", i), func(string) (testItem, error) {
+				panic("failed")
+			})
+
+			c.Assert(err, qt.Not(qt.IsNil))
+
+			_, err = p1.GetOrCreateWitTimeout(fmt.Sprintf("panic2-%d", i), 10*time.Second, func(string) (testItem, error) {
+				panic("failed")
+			})
+			c.Assert(err, qt.Not(qt.IsNil))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestAdjustCurrentMaxSize(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	c := qt.New(t)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 392119e1730..3f5d4a707f8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/bep/gowebp v0.3.0
 	github.com/bep/helpers v0.5.0
 	github.com/bep/imagemeta v0.8.1
-	github.com/bep/lazycache v0.4.0
+	github.com/bep/lazycache v0.6.0
 	github.com/bep/logg v0.4.0
 	github.com/bep/mclib v1.20400.20402
 	github.com/bep/overlayfs v0.9.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6f3e61e891d..6346fb09951 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ github.com/bep/imagemeta v0.8.1 h1:tjZLPRftjxU7PTI87o5e5WKOFQ4S9S0engiP1OTpJTI=
 github.com/bep/imagemeta v0.8.1/go.mod h1:5piPAq5Qomh07m/dPPCLN3mDJyFusvUG7VwdRD/vX0s=
 github.com/bep/lazycache v0.4.0 h1:X8yVyWNVupPd4e1jV7efi3zb7ZV/qcjKQgIQ5aPbkYI=
 github.com/bep/lazycache v0.4.0/go.mod h1:NmRm7Dexh3pmR1EignYR8PjO2cWybFQ68+QgY3VMCSc=
+github.com/bep/lazycache v0.6.0 h1:0vCgFo7TBtMQpSx64jnH1sagmw0ZougIFRpsqPHTa5U=
+github.com/bep/lazycache v0.6.0/go.mod h1:NmRm7Dexh3pmR1EignYR8PjO2cWybFQ68+QgY3VMCSc=
 github.com/bep/logg v0.4.0 h1:luAo5mO4ZkhA5M1iDVDqDqnBBnlHjmtZF6VAyTp+nCQ=
 github.com/bep/logg v0.4.0/go.mod h1:Ccp9yP3wbR1mm++Kpxet91hAZBEQgmWgFgnXX3GkIV0=
 github.com/bep/mclib v1.20400.20402 h1:olpCE2WSPpOAbFE1R4hnftSEmQ34+xzy2HRzd0m69rA=