diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 901ca797f9..416066e328 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     "cross-env": "^6.0.0",
     "detect-node": "^2.0.4",
     "go-ipfs-dep": "^0.4.22",
-    "interface-ipfs-core": "^0.126.0",
+    "interface-ipfs-core": "^0.127.0",
     "ipfsd-ctl": "^1.0.0",
     "ndjson": "^1.5.0",
     "nock": "^11.4.0",
diff --git a/src/files/flush.js b/src/files/flush.js
index ab20623878..34e7258146 100644
--- a/src/files/flush.js
+++ b/src/files/flush.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const configure = require('../lib/configure')
+const CID = require('cids')
 
 module.exports = configure(({ ky }) => {
   return async (path, options) => {
@@ -14,11 +15,13 @@ module.exports = configure(({ ky }) => {
     const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(options.searchParams)
     searchParams.set('arg', path)
 
-    await ky.post('files/flush', {
+    const res = await ky.post('files/flush', {
       timeout: options.timeout,
       signal: options.signal,
       headers: options.headers,
       searchParams
-    }).text()
+    }).json()
+
+    return new CID(res.Cid)
   }
 })