diff --git a/src/indexer.cc b/src/indexer.cc
index eba13560..d33299dc 100644
--- a/src/indexer.cc
+++ b/src/indexer.cc
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ struct IndexParam {
 
       if (!vfs.Stamp(path, it->second.mtime, 1))
         return;
-      it->second.db = std::make_unique<IndexFile>(File.getUniqueID(), path,
-                                                  it->second.content);
+      it->second.db = std::make_unique<IndexFile>(path, it->second.content);
     }
   }
 
@@ -1173,9 +1172,8 @@ public:
 const int IndexFile::kMajorVersion = 19;
 const int IndexFile::kMinorVersion = 1;
 
-IndexFile::IndexFile(llvm::sys::fs::UniqueID UniqueID, const std::string &path,
-                     const std::string &contents)
-    : UniqueID(UniqueID), path(path), file_contents(contents) {}
+IndexFile::IndexFile(const std::string &path, const std::string &contents)
+    : path(path), file_contents(contents) {}
 
 IndexFunc &IndexFile::ToFunc(Usr usr) {
   auto [it, inserted] = usr2func.try_emplace(usr);
diff --git a/src/indexer.hh b/src/indexer.hh
index e1c604c3..cc127b1d 100644
--- a/src/indexer.hh
+++ b/src/indexer.hh
@@ -278,7 +278,6 @@ struct IndexFile {
   // files accepted by newer ccls.
   static const int kMinorVersion;
 
-  llvm::sys::fs::UniqueID UniqueID;
   std::string path;
   std::vector<const char *> args;
   // This is unfortunately time_t as used by clang::FileEntry
@@ -308,8 +307,7 @@ struct IndexFile {
   // File contents at the time of index. Not serialized.
   std::string file_contents;
 
-  IndexFile(llvm::sys::fs::UniqueID UniqueID, const std::string &path,
-            const std::string &contents);
+  IndexFile(const std::string &path, const std::string &contents);
 
   IndexFunc &ToFunc(Usr usr);
   IndexType &ToType(Usr usr);
diff --git a/src/message_handler.cc b/src/message_handler.cc
index 478267c9..08d5d1b2 100644
--- a/src/message_handler.cc
+++ b/src/message_handler.cc
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ MessageHandler::MessageHandler() {
   Bind("$ccls/vars", &MessageHandler::ccls_vars);
   Bind("exit", &MessageHandler::exit);
   Bind("initialize", &MessageHandler::initialize);
+  Bind("initialized", &MessageHandler::initialized);
   Bind("shutdown", &MessageHandler::shutdown);
   Bind("textDocument/codeAction", &MessageHandler::textDocument_codeAction);
   Bind("textDocument/codeLens", &MessageHandler::textDocument_codeLens);
diff --git a/src/message_handler.hh b/src/message_handler.hh
index 7063fe1c..b0a3747c 100644
--- a/src/message_handler.hh
+++ b/src/message_handler.hh
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ private:
   void ccls_vars(JsonReader &, ReplyOnce &);
   void exit(EmptyParam &);
   void initialize(JsonReader &, ReplyOnce &);
+  void initialized(EmptyParam &);
   void shutdown(EmptyParam &, ReplyOnce &);
   void textDocument_codeAction(CodeActionParam &, ReplyOnce &);
   void textDocument_codeLens(TextDocumentParam &, ReplyOnce &);
diff --git a/src/messages/initialize.cc b/src/messages/initialize.cc
index 63b7803c..f87264ee 100644
--- a/src/messages/initialize.cc
+++ b/src/messages/initialize.cc
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ namespace {
 enum class TextDocumentSyncKind { None = 0, Full = 1, Incremental = 2 };
 REFLECT_UNDERLYING(TextDocumentSyncKind)
 
+bool didChangeWatchedFiles;
+
 struct ServerCap {
   struct SaveOptions {
     bool includeText = false;
@@ -228,6 +230,24 @@ struct InitializeResult {
 };
 REFLECT_STRUCT(InitializeResult, capabilities);
 
+struct FileSystemWatcher {
+  std::string globPattern = "**/*";
+};
+struct DidChangeWatchedFilesRegistration {
+  std::string id = "didChangeWatchedFiles";
+  std::string method = "workspace/didChangeWatchedFiles";
+  struct Option {
+    std::vector<FileSystemWatcher> watchers = {{}};
+  } registerOptions;
+};
+struct RegistrationParam {
+  std::vector<DidChangeWatchedFilesRegistration> registrations = {{}};
+};
+REFLECT_STRUCT(FileSystemWatcher, globPattern);
+REFLECT_STRUCT(DidChangeWatchedFilesRegistration::Option, watchers);
+REFLECT_STRUCT(DidChangeWatchedFilesRegistration, id, method, registerOptions);
+REFLECT_STRUCT(RegistrationParam, registrations);
+
 void *Indexer(void *arg_) {
   MessageHandler *h;
   int idx;
@@ -287,6 +307,8 @@ void Initialize(MessageHandler *m, InitializeParam &param, ReplyOnce &reply) {
       capabilities.textDocument.definition.linkSupport;
   g_config->client.snippetSupport &=
       capabilities.textDocument.completion.completionItem.snippetSupport;
+  didChangeWatchedFiles =
+      capabilities.workspace.didChangeWatchedFiles.dynamicRegistration;
 
   // Ensure there is a resource directory.
   if (g_config->clang.resourceDir.empty())
@@ -359,6 +381,13 @@ void StandaloneInitialize(MessageHandler &handler, const std::string &root) {
   Initialize(&handler, param, reply);
 }
 
+void MessageHandler::initialized(EmptyParam &) {
+  if (didChangeWatchedFiles) {
+    RegistrationParam param;
+    pipeline::Request("client/registerCapability", param);
+  }
+}
+
 void MessageHandler::shutdown(EmptyParam &, ReplyOnce &reply) {
   reply(JsonNull{});
 }
diff --git a/src/messages/textDocument_did.cc b/src/messages/textDocument_did.cc
index 2dc91629..b00b3c7d 100644
--- a/src/messages/textDocument_did.cc
+++ b/src/messages/textDocument_did.cc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ void MessageHandler::textDocument_didChange(TextDocumentDidChangeParam &param) {
   std::string path = param.textDocument.uri.GetPath();
   wfiles->OnChange(param);
   if (g_config->index.onChange)
-    pipeline::Index(path, {}, IndexMode::OnChange);
+    pipeline::Index(path, {}, IndexMode::OnChange, true);
   manager->OnView(path);
   if (g_config->diagnostics.onChange >= 0)
     manager->ScheduleDiag(path, g_config->diagnostics.onChange);
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ void MessageHandler::textDocument_didOpen(DidOpenTextDocumentParam &param) {
   std::pair<LanguageId, bool> lang = lookupExtension(path);
   if ((lang.first != LanguageId::Unknown && !lang.second) ||
       !pipeline::pending_index_requests)
-    pipeline::Index(path, {}, IndexMode::Normal);
+    pipeline::Index(path, {}, IndexMode::Normal, false);
 
   manager->OnView(path);
 }
 
 void MessageHandler::textDocument_didSave(TextDocumentParam &param) {
   const std::string &path = param.textDocument.uri.GetPath();
-  pipeline::Index(path, {}, IndexMode::Normal);
+  pipeline::Index(path, {}, IndexMode::Normal, false);
   manager->OnSave(path);
 }
 } // namespace ccls
diff --git a/src/messages/workspace.cc b/src/messages/workspace.cc
index 5b049958..5435d98f 100644
--- a/src/messages/workspace.cc
+++ b/src/messages/workspace.cc
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 #include <llvm/ADT/STLExtras.h>
 #include <llvm/ADT/StringRef.h>
+#include <llvm/Support/Path.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <functional>
 #include <limits.h>
+using namespace llvm;
 
 namespace ccls {
 REFLECT_STRUCT(SymbolInformation, name, kind, location, containerName);
@@ -44,20 +46,30 @@ void MessageHandler::workspace_didChangeWatchedFiles(
     DidChangeWatchedFilesParam &param) {
   for (auto &event : param.changes) {
     std::string path = event.uri.GetPath();
+    if ((g_config->cacheDirectory.size() &&
+         StringRef(path).startswith(g_config->cacheDirectory)) ||
+        lookupExtension(path).first == LanguageId::Unknown)
+      return;
+    for (std::string cur = path; cur.size(); cur = sys::path::parent_path(cur))
+      if (cur[0] == '.')
+        return;
+
     IndexMode mode =
         wfiles->GetFile(path) ? IndexMode::Normal : IndexMode::NonInteractive;
     switch (event.type) {
     case FileChangeType::Created:
     case FileChangeType::Changed: {
-      pipeline::Index(path, {}, mode);
-      if (mode == IndexMode::Normal)
-        manager->OnSave(path);
-      else
-        manager->OnClose(path);
+      pipeline::Index(path, {}, mode, true);
+      if (event.type == FileChangeType::Changed) {
+        if (mode == IndexMode::Normal)
+          manager->OnSave(path);
+        else
+          manager->OnClose(path);
+      }
       break;
     }
     case FileChangeType::Deleted:
-      pipeline::Index(path, {}, mode);
+      pipeline::Index(path, {}, mode, false);
       manager->OnClose(path);
       break;
     }
diff --git a/src/pipeline.cc b/src/pipeline.cc
index 0e5e031c..c7b8e204 100644
--- a/src/pipeline.cc
+++ b/src/pipeline.cc
@@ -65,16 +65,16 @@ void StandaloneInitialize(MessageHandler &, const std::string &root);
 namespace pipeline {
 
 std::atomic<bool> quit;
-std::atomic<int64_t> loaded_ts = ATOMIC_VAR_INIT(0),
-                     pending_index_requests = ATOMIC_VAR_INIT(0);
+std::atomic<int64_t> loaded_ts{0}, pending_index_requests{0}, request_id{0};
 int64_t tick = 0;
 
 namespace {
 
-struct Index_Request {
+struct IndexRequest {
   std::string path;
   std::vector<const char *> args;
   IndexMode mode;
+  bool must_exist = false;
   RequestId id;
   int64_t ts = tick++;
 };
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ MultiQueueWaiter *main_waiter;
 MultiQueueWaiter *indexer_waiter;
 MultiQueueWaiter *stdout_waiter;
 ThreadedQueue<InMessage> *on_request;
-ThreadedQueue<Index_Request> *index_request;
+ThreadedQueue<IndexRequest> *index_request;
 ThreadedQueue<IndexUpdate> *on_indexed;
 ThreadedQueue<std::string> *for_stdout;
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ std::mutex &GetFileMutex(const std::string &path) {
 
 bool Indexer_Parse(SemaManager *completion, WorkingFiles *wfiles,
                    Project *project, VFS *vfs, const GroupMatch &matcher) {
-  std::optional<Index_Request> opt_request = index_request->TryPopFront();
+  std::optional<IndexRequest> opt_request = index_request->TryPopFront();
   if (!opt_request)
     return false;
   auto &request = *opt_request;
@@ -194,23 +194,33 @@ bool Indexer_Parse(SemaManager *completion, WorkingFiles *wfiles,
     return false;
   }
 
-  Project::Entry entry = project->FindEntry(request.path, true);
+  // must_exist is currently unused.
+  Project::Entry entry = project->FindEntry(request.path, false);
+  if (request.must_exist && entry.filename.empty())
+    return true;
   if (request.args.size())
     entry.args = request.args;
   std::string path_to_index = entry.filename;
   std::unique_ptr<IndexFile> prev;
 
+  bool deleted = false;
+  int reparse = 0;
   std::optional<int64_t> write_time = LastWriteTime(path_to_index);
-  if (!write_time)
-    return true;
-  int reparse = vfs->Stamp(path_to_index, *write_time, 0);
-  if (request.path != path_to_index) {
-    std::optional<int64_t> mtime1 = LastWriteTime(request.path);
-    if (!mtime1)
-      return true;
-    if (vfs->Stamp(request.path, *mtime1, 0))
-      reparse = 2;
+  if (!write_time) {
+    deleted = true;
+  } else {
+    reparse = vfs->Stamp(path_to_index, *write_time, 0);
+    if (request.path != path_to_index) {
+      std::optional<int64_t> mtime1 = LastWriteTime(request.path);
+      if (!mtime1)
+        deleted = true;
+      else if (vfs->Stamp(request.path, *mtime1, 0))
+        reparse = 2;
+    }
   }
+  if (deleted)
+    reparse = 2;
+
   if (g_config->index.onChange) {
     reparse = 2;
     std::lock_guard lock(vfs->mutex);
@@ -294,27 +304,34 @@ bool Indexer_Parse(SemaManager *completion, WorkingFiles *wfiles,
       for (auto &arg : entry.args)
         (line += ' ') += arg;
     }
-    LOG_S(INFO) << "parse " << path_to_index << line;
+    LOG_S(INFO) << (deleted ? "delete " : "parse ") << path_to_index << line;
   }
 
-  std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> remapped;
-  if (g_config->index.onChange) {
-    std::string content = wfiles->GetContent(path_to_index);
-    if (content.size())
-      remapped.emplace_back(path_to_index, content);
-  }
-  bool ok;
-  auto indexes = idx::Index(completion, wfiles, vfs, entry.directory,
-                            path_to_index, entry.args, remapped, ok);
-
-  if (!ok) {
-    if (request.id.Valid()) {
-      ResponseError err;
-      err.code = ErrorCode::InternalError;
-      err.message = "failed to index " + path_to_index;
-      pipeline::ReplyError(request.id, err);
+  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<IndexFile>> indexes;
+  if (deleted) {
+    indexes.push_back(std::make_unique<IndexFile>(request.path, ""));
+    if (request.path != path_to_index)
+      indexes.push_back(std::make_unique<IndexFile>(path_to_index, ""));
+  } else {
+    std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> remapped;
+    if (g_config->index.onChange) {
+      std::string content = wfiles->GetContent(path_to_index);
+      if (content.size())
+        remapped.emplace_back(path_to_index, content);
+    }
+    bool ok;
+    indexes = idx::Index(completion, wfiles, vfs, entry.directory,
+                         path_to_index, entry.args, remapped, ok);
+
+    if (!ok) {
+      if (request.id.Valid()) {
+        ResponseError err;
+        err.code = ErrorCode::InternalError;
+        err.message = "failed to index " + path_to_index;
+        pipeline::ReplyError(request.id, err);
+      }
+      return true;
     }
-    return true;
   }
 
   for (std::unique_ptr<IndexFile> &curr : indexes) {
@@ -324,8 +341,9 @@ bool Indexer_Parse(SemaManager *completion, WorkingFiles *wfiles,
       continue;
     }
 
-    LOG_IF_S(INFO, loud) << "store index for " << path << " (delta: " << !!prev
-                         << ")";
+    if (!deleted)
+      LOG_IF_S(INFO, loud) << "store index for " << path
+                           << " (delta: " << !!prev << ")";
     {
       std::lock_guard lock(GetFileMutex(path));
       if (vfs->Loaded(path))
@@ -339,9 +357,14 @@ bool Indexer_Parse(SemaManager *completion, WorkingFiles *wfiles,
         std::string().swap(it.first->second.index.file_contents);
       } else {
         std::string cache_path = GetCachePath(path);
-        WriteToFile(cache_path, curr->file_contents);
-        WriteToFile(AppendSerializationFormat(cache_path),
-          Serialize(g_config->cacheFormat, *curr));
+        if (deleted) {
+          (void)sys::fs::remove(cache_path);
+          (void)sys::fs::remove(AppendSerializationFormat(cache_path));
+        } else {
+          WriteToFile(cache_path, curr->file_contents);
+          WriteToFile(AppendSerializationFormat(cache_path),
+                      Serialize(g_config->cacheFormat, *curr));
+        }
       }
       on_indexed->PushBack(IndexUpdate::CreateDelta(prev.get(), curr.get()),
                            request.mode != IndexMode::NonInteractive);
@@ -392,7 +415,7 @@ void Init() {
   on_indexed = new ThreadedQueue<IndexUpdate>(main_waiter);
 
   indexer_waiter = new MultiQueueWaiter;
-  index_request = new ThreadedQueue<Index_Request>(indexer_waiter);
+  index_request = new ThreadedQueue<IndexRequest>(indexer_waiter);
 
   stdout_waiter = new MultiQueueWaiter;
   for_stdout = new ThreadedQueue<std::string>(stdout_waiter);
@@ -625,9 +648,10 @@ void Standalone(const std::string &root) {
 }
 
 void Index(const std::string &path, const std::vector<const char *> &args,
-           IndexMode mode, RequestId id) {
+           IndexMode mode, bool must_exist, RequestId id) {
   pending_index_requests++;
-  index_request->PushBack({path, args, mode, id}, mode != IndexMode::NonInteractive);
+  index_request->PushBack({path, args, mode, must_exist, id},
+                          mode != IndexMode::NonInteractive);
 }
 
 std::optional<std::string> LoadIndexedContent(const std::string &path) {
@@ -641,7 +665,8 @@ std::optional<std::string> LoadIndexedContent(const std::string &path) {
   return ReadContent(GetCachePath(path));
 }
 
-void Notify(const char *method, const std::function<void(JsonWriter &)> &fn) {
+void NotifyOrRequest(const char *method, bool request,
+                     const std::function<void(JsonWriter &)> &fn) {
   rapidjson::StringBuffer output;
   rapidjson::Writer<rapidjson::StringBuffer> w(output);
   w.StartObject();
@@ -649,6 +674,10 @@ void Notify(const char *method, const std::function<void(JsonWriter &)> &fn) {
   w.String("2.0");
   w.Key("method");
   w.String(method);
+  if (request) {
+    w.Key("id");
+    w.Int64(request_id.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed));
+  }
   w.Key("params");
   JsonWriter writer(&w);
   fn(writer);
diff --git a/src/pipeline.hh b/src/pipeline.hh
index b63c17f0..0ec48090 100644
--- a/src/pipeline.hh
+++ b/src/pipeline.hh
@@ -54,13 +54,17 @@ void MainLoop();
 void Standalone(const std::string &root);
 
 void Index(const std::string &path, const std::vector<const char *> &args,
-           IndexMode mode, RequestId id = {});
+           IndexMode mode, bool must_exist, RequestId id = {});
 
 std::optional<std::string> LoadIndexedContent(const std::string& path);
 
-void Notify(const char *method, const std::function<void(JsonWriter &)> &fn);
+void NotifyOrRequest(const char *method, bool request,
+                     const std::function<void(JsonWriter &)> &fn);
 template <typename T> void Notify(const char *method, T &result) {
-  Notify(method, [&](JsonWriter &w) { Reflect(w, result); });
+  NotifyOrRequest(method, false, [&](JsonWriter &w) { Reflect(w, result); });
+}
+template <typename T> void Request(const char *method, T &result) {
+  NotifyOrRequest(method, true, [&](JsonWriter &w) { Reflect(w, result); });
 }
 
 void Reply(RequestId id, const std::function<void(JsonWriter &)> &fn);
diff --git a/src/project.cc b/src/project.cc
index 7f6c5c61..b4347174 100644
--- a/src/project.cc
+++ b/src/project.cc
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ void Project::Load(const std::string &root) {
 }
 
 Project::Entry Project::FindEntry(const std::string &path,
-                                  bool can_be_inferred) {
+                                  bool must_exist) {
   Project::Folder *best_folder = nullptr;
   const Entry *best = nullptr;
   std::lock_guard lock(mtx);
@@ -420,11 +420,12 @@ Project::Entry Project::FindEntry(const std::string &path,
     auto it = folder.path2entry_index.find(path);
     if (it != folder.path2entry_index.end()) {
       Project::Entry &entry = folder.entries[it->second];
-      if (can_be_inferred || entry.filename == path)
+      if (!must_exist || entry.filename == path)
         return entry;
     }
   }
 
+  bool exists = false;
   std::string dir;
   const std::vector<const char *> *extra = nullptr;
   Project::Entry ret;
@@ -432,11 +433,12 @@ Project::Entry Project::FindEntry(const std::string &path,
     if (StringRef(path).startswith(root))
       for (auto &[dir1, args] : folder.dot_ccls)
         if (StringRef(path).startswith(dir1)) {
-          if (AppendToCDB(args)) {
-            dir = dir1;
-            extra = &args;
+          dir = dir1;
+          extra = &args;
+          if (AppendToCDB(args))
             goto out;
-          }
+          exists = true;
+
           ret.root = ret.directory = root;
           ret.filename = path;
           if (args.empty()) {
@@ -452,6 +454,8 @@ Project::Entry Project::FindEntry(const std::string &path,
           return ret;
         }
 out:
+  if (must_exist && !exists)
+    return ret;
 
   if (!best) {
     int best_score = INT_MIN;
@@ -514,9 +518,10 @@ void Project::Index(WorkingFiles *wfiles, RequestId id) {
         if (match.Matches(entry.filename, &reason) &&
             match_i.Matches(entry.filename, &reason)) {
           bool interactive = wfiles->GetFile(entry.filename) != nullptr;
-          pipeline::Index(
-              entry.filename, entry.args,
-              interactive ? IndexMode::Normal : IndexMode::NonInteractive, id);
+          pipeline::Index(entry.filename, entry.args,
+                          interactive ? IndexMode::Normal
+                                      : IndexMode::NonInteractive,
+                          false, id);
         } else {
           LOG_V(1) << "[" << i << "/" << folder.entries.size() << "]: " << reason
                    << "; skip " << entry.filename;
@@ -529,6 +534,6 @@ void Project::Index(WorkingFiles *wfiles, RequestId id) {
   pipeline::loaded_ts = pipeline::tick;
   // Dummy request to indicate that project is loaded and
   // trigger refreshing semantic highlight for all working files.
-  pipeline::Index("", {}, IndexMode::NonInteractive);
+  pipeline::Index("", {}, IndexMode::NonInteractive, false);
 }
 } // namespace ccls
diff --git a/src/query.cc b/src/query.cc
index 6bc3ae11..3b54e691 100644
--- a/src/query.cc
+++ b/src/query.cc
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ bool TryReplaceDef(llvm::SmallVectorImpl<Q> &def_list, Q &&def) {
 
 IndexUpdate IndexUpdate::CreateDelta(IndexFile *previous, IndexFile *current) {
   IndexUpdate r;
-  static IndexFile empty(llvm::sys::fs::UniqueID(0, 0), current->path,
-                         "<empty>");
+  static IndexFile empty(current->path, "<empty>");
   if (previous)
     r.prev_lid2path = std::move(previous->lid2path);
   else
diff --git a/src/sema_manager.cc b/src/sema_manager.cc
index 0696414d..006c82be 100644
--- a/src/sema_manager.cc
+++ b/src/sema_manager.cc
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ public:
 std::unique_ptr<CompilerInstance> BuildCompilerInstance(
     Session &session, std::unique_ptr<CompilerInvocation> CI,
     IntrusiveRefCntPtr<llvm::vfs::FileSystem> FS, DiagnosticConsumer &DC,
-    const PreambleData *preamble, const std::string &path,
+    const PreambleData *preamble, const std::string &main,
     std::unique_ptr<llvm::MemoryBuffer> &Buf) {
   if (preamble) {
 #if LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR >= 7
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<CompilerInstance> BuildCompilerInstance(
     preamble->Preamble.AddImplicitPreamble(*CI, FS, Buf.get());
 #endif
   } else {
-    CI->getPreprocessorOpts().addRemappedFile(path, Buf.get());
+    CI->getPreprocessorOpts().addRemappedFile(main, Buf.get());
   }
 
   auto Clang = std::make_unique<CompilerInstance>(session.PCH);
@@ -316,6 +316,11 @@ std::unique_ptr<CompilerInstance> BuildCompilerInstance(
   Clang->createFileManager();
   Clang->setSourceManager(new SourceManager(Clang->getDiagnostics(),
                                             Clang->getFileManager(), true));
+  auto &IS = Clang->getFrontendOpts().Inputs;
+  if (IS.size()) {
+    assert(IS[0].isFile());
+    IS[0] = FrontendInputFile(main, IS[0].getKind(), IS[0].isSystem());
+  }
   return Clang;
 }
 
@@ -691,7 +696,7 @@ SemaManager::EnsureSession(const std::string &path, bool *created) {
   std::shared_ptr<ccls::Session> session = sessions.Get(path);
   if (!session) {
     session = std::make_shared<ccls::Session>(
-        project_->FindEntry(path, false), wfiles, PCH);
+        project_->FindEntry(path, true), wfiles, PCH);
     std::string line;
     if (LOG_V_ENABLED(1)) {
       line = "\n ";
diff --git a/src/serializer.cc b/src/serializer.cc
index fc2faef9..aba9342c 100644
--- a/src/serializer.cc
+++ b/src/serializer.cc
@@ -470,8 +470,7 @@ Deserialize(SerializeFormat format, const std::string &path,
       if (major != IndexFile::kMajorVersion ||
           minor != IndexFile::kMinorVersion)
         throw std::invalid_argument("Invalid version");
-      file = std::make_unique<IndexFile>(sys::fs::UniqueID(0, 0), path,
-                                         file_content);
+      file = std::make_unique<IndexFile>(path, file_content);
       ReflectFile(reader, *file);
     } catch (std::invalid_argument &e) {
       LOG_S(INFO) << "failed to deserialize '" << path << "': " << e.what();
@@ -494,8 +493,7 @@ Deserialize(SerializeFormat format, const std::string &path,
     if (reader.HasParseError())
       return nullptr;
 
-    file = std::make_unique<IndexFile>(sys::fs::UniqueID(0, 0), path,
-                                       file_content);
+    file = std::make_unique<IndexFile>(path, file_content);
     JsonReader json_reader{&reader};
     try {
       ReflectFile(json_reader, *file);