diff --git a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/fileplan/FilePlanService.java b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/fileplan/FilePlanService.java
index f8b784d342..ca09908ef2 100644
--- a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/fileplan/FilePlanService.java
+++ b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/fileplan/FilePlanService.java
@@ -346,4 +346,9 @@ public interface FilePlanService
      */
     NodeRef createRecordCategory(NodeRef parent, String name, Map<QName, Serializable> properties);
 
+    /**
+     * Clears the records management root node cache
+     */
+    void clearRootRecordsManagementCache();
+
 }
diff --git a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/fileplan/FilePlanServiceImpl.java b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/fileplan/FilePlanServiceImpl.java
index 9c2379c302..eb66b1961b 100644
--- a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/fileplan/FilePlanServiceImpl.java
+++ b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/fileplan/FilePlanServiceImpl.java
@@ -177,6 +177,14 @@ public class FilePlanServiceImpl extends ServiceBaseImpl
 		this.rootContainerCache = rootContainerCache;
 	}
 
+    /**
+     * @see org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.fileplan.FilePlanService#clearRootRecordsManagementCache()
+     */
+    public void clearRootRecordsManagementCache()
+    {
+        this.rootContainerCache.clear();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param rootRecordsManagementCache        root records management node cache
      */
diff --git a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/BaseRMTestCase.java b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/BaseRMTestCase.java
index a8b31ff55e..3f3b899bd6 100644
--- a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/BaseRMTestCase.java
+++ b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/BaseRMTestCase.java
@@ -458,6 +458,11 @@ public abstract class BaseRMTestCase extends RetryingTransactionHelperTestCase
         filter.disableBehaviour();
         try
         {
+            if (filePlanService != null)
+            {
+              filePlanService.clearRootRecordsManagementCache();
+            }
+
             if (filePlan != null && nodeService.exists(filePlan))
             {
                 List<NodeRef> holds = holdService.getHolds(filePlan);