diff --git a/SDWebImage/Core/SDDiskCache.m b/SDWebImage/Core/SDDiskCache.m
index f1ee2680..938b844a 100644
--- a/SDWebImage/Core/SDDiskCache.m
+++ b/SDWebImage/Core/SDDiskCache.m
@@ -71,13 +71,16 @@ static NSString * const SDDiskCacheExtendedAttributeName = @"com.hackemist.SDDis
     }
     NSData *data = [NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:filePath options:self.config.diskCacheReadingOptions error:nil];
     if (data) {
+        [[NSURL fileURLWithPath:filePath] setResourceValue:[NSDate date] forKey:NSURLContentAccessDateKey error:nil];
         return data;
     }
     
     // fallback because of https://github.com/rs/SDWebImage/pull/976 that added the extension to the disk file name
     // checking the key with and without the extension
-    data = [NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:filePath.stringByDeletingPathExtension options:self.config.diskCacheReadingOptions error:nil];
+    filePath = filePath.stringByDeletingPathExtension;
+    data = [NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:filePath options:self.config.diskCacheReadingOptions error:nil];
     if (data) {
+        [[NSURL fileURLWithPath:filePath] setResourceValue:[NSDate date] forKey:NSURLContentAccessDateKey error:nil];
         return data;
     }
     
@@ -149,11 +152,8 @@ static NSString * const SDDiskCacheExtendedAttributeName = @"com.hackemist.SDDis
     NSURL *diskCacheURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:self.diskCachePath isDirectory:YES];
     
     // Compute content date key to be used for tests
-    NSURLResourceKey cacheContentDateKey = NSURLContentModificationDateKey;
+    NSURLResourceKey cacheContentDateKey;
     switch (self.config.diskCacheExpireType) {
-        case SDImageCacheConfigExpireTypeAccessDate:
-            cacheContentDateKey = NSURLContentAccessDateKey;
-            break;
         case SDImageCacheConfigExpireTypeModificationDate:
             cacheContentDateKey = NSURLContentModificationDateKey;
             break;
@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@ static NSString * const SDDiskCacheExtendedAttributeName = @"com.hackemist.SDDis
         case SDImageCacheConfigExpireTypeChangeDate:
             cacheContentDateKey = NSURLAttributeModificationDateKey;
             break;
+        case SDImageCacheConfigExpireTypeAccessDate:
         default:
+            cacheContentDateKey = NSURLContentAccessDateKey;
             break;
     }
     
diff --git a/SDWebImage/Core/SDImageCacheConfig.h b/SDWebImage/Core/SDImageCacheConfig.h
index 91889158..dace4beb 100644
--- a/SDWebImage/Core/SDImageCacheConfig.h
+++ b/SDWebImage/Core/SDImageCacheConfig.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(NSUInteger, SDImageCacheConfigExpireType) {
 
 /*
  * The attribute which the clear cache will be checked against when clearing the disk cache
- * Default is Modified Date
+ * Default is Access Date
  */
 @property (assign, nonatomic) SDImageCacheConfigExpireType diskCacheExpireType;
 
diff --git a/SDWebImage/Core/SDImageCacheConfig.m b/SDWebImage/Core/SDImageCacheConfig.m
index 6e594eda..70402dbb 100644
--- a/SDWebImage/Core/SDImageCacheConfig.m
+++ b/SDWebImage/Core/SDImageCacheConfig.m
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static const NSInteger kDefaultCacheMaxDiskAge = 60 * 60 * 24 * 7; // 1 week
         _diskCacheWritingOptions = NSDataWritingAtomic;
         _maxDiskAge = kDefaultCacheMaxDiskAge;
         _maxDiskSize = 0;
-        _diskCacheExpireType = SDImageCacheConfigExpireTypeModificationDate;
+        _diskCacheExpireType = SDImageCacheConfigExpireTypeAccessDate;
         _fileManager = nil;
         if (@available(iOS 10.0, tvOS 10.0, macOS 10.12, watchOS 3.0, *)) {
             _ioQueueAttributes = DISPATCH_QUEUE_SERIAL_WITH_AUTORELEASE_POOL; // DISPATCH_AUTORELEASE_FREQUENCY_WORK_ITEM
diff --git a/Tests/Tests/SDWebImageTestCache.m b/Tests/Tests/SDWebImageTestCache.m
index 336c1048..5e97cc39 100644
--- a/Tests/Tests/SDWebImageTestCache.m
+++ b/Tests/Tests/SDWebImageTestCache.m
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static NSString * const SDWebImageTestDiskCacheExtendedAttributeName = @"com.hac
 - (void)removeExpiredData {
     NSDate *expirationDate = [NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:-self.config.maxDiskAge];
     NSURL *diskCacheURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:self.cachePath isDirectory:YES];
-    NSArray<NSString *> *resourceKeys = @[NSURLIsDirectoryKey, NSURLAttributeModificationDateKey];
+    NSArray<NSString *> *resourceKeys = @[NSURLIsDirectoryKey, NSURLContentAccessDateKey];
     NSDirectoryEnumerator<NSURL *> *fileEnumerator = [self.fileManager enumeratorAtURL:diskCacheURL
                                                    includingPropertiesForKeys:resourceKeys
                                                                       options:NSDirectoryEnumerationSkipsHiddenFiles
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ static NSString * const SDWebImageTestDiskCacheExtendedAttributeName = @"com.hac
             }
             
             // Remove files that are older than the expiration date;
-            NSDate *modifiedDate = resourceValues[NSURLAttributeModificationDateKey];
-            if (expirationDate && [[modifiedDate laterDate:expirationDate] isEqualToDate:expirationDate]) {
+            NSDate *accessDate = resourceValues[NSURLContentAccessDateKey];
+            if (expirationDate && [[accessDate laterDate:expirationDate] isEqualToDate:expirationDate]) {
                 [self.fileManager removeItemAtURL:fileURL error:nil];
             }
         }