diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/cache/SimpleCache.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/cache/SimpleCache.java
index 9739f21923..599474d6c3 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/cache/SimpleCache.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/cache/SimpleCache.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.cache;
 
 import android.os.ConditionVariable;
+import android.util.Log;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.C;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Assertions;
 import java.io.File;
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ import java.util.TreeSet;
  */
 public final class SimpleCache implements Cache {
 
+  private static final String TAG = "SimpleCache";
+
   private final File cacheDir;
   private final CacheEvictor evictor;
   private final HashMap<String, CacheSpan> lockedSpans;
@@ -288,7 +291,11 @@ public final class SimpleCache implements Cache {
     }
 
     index.removeEmpty();
-    // Don't call index.store() here so initialization doesn't fail because of write issues.
+    try {
+      index.store();
+    } catch (CacheException e) {
+      Log.e(TAG, "Storing index file failed", e);
+    }
   }
 
   /**