diff --git a/src/FileCache/FileCacheManager.cs b/src/FileCache/FileCacheManager.cs
index 3cf6b71..b9515fd 100644
--- a/src/FileCache/FileCacheManager.cs
+++ b/src/FileCache/FileCacheManager.cs
@@ -97,6 +97,35 @@ protected virtual object DeserializePayloadData(string fileName, SerializationBi
             return data;
         }
 
+        protected SerializableCacheItemPolicy DeserializePolicyData(string policyPath)
+        {
+            SerializableCacheItemPolicy policy = null;
+            try
+            {
+                if (File.Exists(policyPath))
+                {
+                    using (FileStream stream = GetStream(policyPath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read))
+                    {
+                        using (BinaryReader reader = new BinaryReader(stream))
+                        {
+                            // TODO: In part of the merge it looked like the policy was force serialized with LocalCacheBinder(), is this intended?
+                            policy = SerializableCacheItemPolicy.Deserialize(reader, stream.Length);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    policy = new SerializableCacheItemPolicy();
+                }
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                policy = new SerializableCacheItemPolicy();
+            }
+
+            return policy;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// This function serves to centralize file reads within this class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -125,28 +154,9 @@ public virtual FileCachePayload ReadFile(FileCache.PayloadMode mode, string key,
                 default:
                     throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(mode), mode, null);
             }
-            try
-            {
-                if (File.Exists(policyPath))
-                {
-                    using (FileStream stream = GetStream(policyPath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read))
-                    {
-                        using (BinaryReader reader = new BinaryReader(stream))
-                        {
-                            // TODO: In part of the merge it looked like the policy was force serialized with LocalCacheBinder(), is this intended?
-                            payload.Policy = SerializableCacheItemPolicy.Deserialize(reader, stream.Length);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    payload.Policy = new SerializableCacheItemPolicy();
-                }
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                payload.Policy = new SerializableCacheItemPolicy();
-            }
+
+            payload.Policy = DeserializePolicyData(policyPath);
+
             return payload;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/FileCache/HashedFileCacheManager.cs b/src/FileCache/HashedFileCacheManager.cs
index 45abe92..b0d62ea 100644
--- a/src/FileCache/HashedFileCacheManager.cs
+++ b/src/FileCache/HashedFileCacheManager.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace System.Runtime.Caching
     public class HashedFileCacheManager : FileCacheManager
     {
         private static IxxHash _hasher = xxHashFactory.Instance.Create();
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns a 64bit hash in hex of supplied key
         /// </summary>
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ private string GetFileName(string key, string regionName = null)
                     //check for correct key
                     try
                     {
-                        SerializableCacheItemPolicy policy = Deserialize(fileName) as SerializableCacheItemPolicy;
+                        SerializableCacheItemPolicy policy = DeserializePolicyData(fileName);
                         if (key.CompareTo(policy.Key) == 0)
                         {
                             //correct key found!
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ public override IEnumerable<string> GetKeys(string regionName = null)
                 {
                     try
                     {
-                        SerializableCacheItemPolicy policy = Deserialize(file) as SerializableCacheItemPolicy;
+                        SerializableCacheItemPolicy policy = DeserializePolicyData(file);
                         keys.Add(policy.Key);
                     }
                     catch