diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 034012dd..72295eb5 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -210,13 +210,13 @@ struct Config {
     // May be too slow for big projects, so it is off by default.
     bool onChange = false;
 
+    // Number of indexer threads. If 0, 80% of cores are used.
+    int threads = 0;
+
     // Whether to reparse a file if write times of its dependencies have
     // changed. The file will always be reparsed if its own write time changes.
     // 0: no, 1: only after initial load of project, 2: yes
-    int reparseForDependency = 2;
-
-    // Number of indexer threads. If 0, 80% of cores are used.
-    int threads = 0;
+    int trackDependency = 2;
 
     std::vector<std::string> whitelist;
   } index;
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ MAKE_REFLECT_STRUCT(Config::Highlight, lsRanges, blacklist, whitelist)
 MAKE_REFLECT_STRUCT(Config::Index, blacklist, comments, enabled,
                     initialBlacklist, initialWhitelist, multiVersion,
                     multiVersionBlacklist, multiVersionWhitelist, onChange,
-                    reparseForDependency, threads, whitelist);
+                    threads, trackDependency, whitelist);
 MAKE_REFLECT_STRUCT(Config::WorkspaceSymbol, caseSensitivity, maxNum, sort);
 MAKE_REFLECT_STRUCT(Config::Xref, container, maxNum);
 MAKE_REFLECT_STRUCT(Config, compilationDatabaseCommand,
diff --git a/src/pipeline.cc b/src/pipeline.cc
index f811d840..b7b44166 100644
--- a/src/pipeline.cc
+++ b/src/pipeline.cc
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ bool VFS::Stamp(const std::string &path, int64_t ts, int step) {
 
 namespace ccls::pipeline {
 
-int64_t loaded_ts = 0, tick = 0;
+std::atomic<int64_t> loaded_ts = ATOMIC_VAR_INIT(0);
+int64_t tick = 0;
 
 namespace {
 
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ bool Indexer_Parse(CompletionManager *completion, WorkingFiles *wfiles,
     if (!mtime1)
       return true;
     if (vfs->Stamp(request.path, *mtime1, 0))
-      reparse = 1;
+      reparse = 2;
   }
   if (g_config->index.onChange) {
     reparse = 2;
@@ -196,45 +197,55 @@ bool Indexer_Parse(CompletionManager *completion, WorkingFiles *wfiles,
     if (request.path != path_to_index)
       vfs->state[request.path].step = 0;
   }
-  if (!reparse)
+  bool track = g_config->index.trackDependency > 1 ||
+               (g_config->index.trackDependency == 1 && request.ts < loaded_ts);
+  if (!reparse && !track)
     return true;
 
-  if (reparse < 2) do {
-    std::unique_lock lock(
+  if (reparse < 2)
+    do {
+      std::unique_lock lock(
         mutexes[std::hash<std::string>()(path_to_index) % N_MUTEXES]);
-    prev = RawCacheLoad(path_to_index);
-    if (!prev || CacheInvalid(vfs, prev.get(), path_to_index, entry.args,
-                      std::nullopt))
-      break;
-    bool update = false;
-    for (const auto &dep : prev->dependencies)
-      if (auto mtime1 = LastWriteTime(dep.first.val().str())) {
-        if (dep.second < *mtime1)
-          update = true;
-      } else {
-        update = true;
-      }
-    int forDep = g_config->index.reparseForDependency;
-    if (update && (forDep > 1 || (forDep == 1 && request.ts < loaded_ts)))
-      break;
+      prev = RawCacheLoad(path_to_index);
+      if (!prev || CacheInvalid(vfs, prev.get(), path_to_index, entry.args,
+          std::nullopt))
+        break;
+      if (track)
+        for (const auto &dep : prev->dependencies) {
+          if (auto mtime1 = LastWriteTime(dep.first.val().str())) {
+            if (dep.second < *mtime1) {
+              reparse = 2;
+              break;
+            }
+          } else {
+            reparse = 2;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+      if (reparse == 0)
+        return true;
+      if (reparse == 2)
+        break;
 
-    if (reparse < 2) {
+      if (vfs->Loaded(path_to_index))
+        return true;
       LOG_S(INFO) << "load cache for " << path_to_index;
       auto dependencies = prev->dependencies;
-      if (reparse) {
-        if (vfs->Loaded(path_to_index))
-          return true;
-        IndexUpdate update = IndexUpdate::CreateDelta(nullptr, prev.get());
-        on_indexed->PushBack(std::move(update),
-                             request.mode != IndexMode::NonInteractive);
+      IndexUpdate update = IndexUpdate::CreateDelta(nullptr, prev.get());
+      on_indexed->PushBack(std::move(update),
+        request.mode != IndexMode::NonInteractive);
+      {
         std::lock_guard lock1(vfs->mutex);
         vfs->state[path_to_index].loaded = true;
       }
       lock.unlock();
+
       for (const auto &dep : dependencies) {
         std::string path = dep.first.val().str();
+        if (!vfs->Stamp(path, dep.second, 1))
+          continue;
         std::lock_guard lock1(
-            mutexes[std::hash<std::string>()(path) % N_MUTEXES]);
+          mutexes[std::hash<std::string>()(path) % N_MUTEXES]);
         prev = RawCacheLoad(path);
         if (!prev)
           continue;
@@ -248,15 +259,14 @@ bool Indexer_Parse(CompletionManager *completion, WorkingFiles *wfiles,
         }
         IndexUpdate update = IndexUpdate::CreateDelta(nullptr, prev.get());
         on_indexed->PushBack(std::move(update),
-                             request.mode != IndexMode::NonInteractive);
+          request.mode != IndexMode::NonInteractive);
         if (entry.id >= 0) {
           std::lock_guard lock2(project->mutex_);
           project->path_to_entry_index[path] = entry.id;
         }
       }
       return true;
-    }
-  } while (0);
+    } while (0);
 
   LOG_IF_S(INFO, loud) << "parse " << path_to_index;
 
diff --git a/src/pipeline.hh b/src/pipeline.hh
index ed00dda8..ee32482f 100644
--- a/src/pipeline.hh
+++ b/src/pipeline.hh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "method.h"
 #include "query.h"
 
+#include <atomic>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <string>
 #include <unordered_map>
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ enum class IndexMode {
 };
 
 namespace pipeline {
-extern int64_t loaded_ts, tick;
+extern std::atomic<int64_t> loaded_ts;
+extern int64_t tick;
 void Init();
 void LaunchStdin();
 void LaunchStdout();