diff --git a/audbcards/core/dataset.py b/audbcards/core/dataset.py
index 8088e49..2c4965f 100644
--- a/audbcards/core/dataset.py
+++ b/audbcards/core/dataset.py
@@ -245,14 +245,14 @@ def name(self) -> str:
     @functools.cached_property
     def publication_date(self) -> str:
         r"""Date dataset was uploaded to repository."""
-        path = self._backend.join("/", self.name, "db.yaml")
-        return self._backend.date(path, self._version)
+        path = self.backend.join("/", self.name, "db.yaml")
+        return self.backend.date(path, self.version)
 
     @functools.cached_property
     def publication_owner(self) -> str:
         r"""User who uploaded dataset to repository."""
-        path = self._backend.join("/", self.name, "db.yaml")
-        return self._backend.owner(path, self._version)
+        path = self.backend.join("/", self.name, "db.yaml")
+        return self.backend.owner(path, self.version)
 
     def properties(self):
         """Get list of properties of the object."""
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ def version(self) -> str:
     def _load_backend(self) -> audbackend.Backend:
         r"""Load backend containing dataset."""
         backend = audbackend.access(
-            name=self._repository_object.backend,
-            host=self._repository_object.host,
+            name=self.repository_object.backend,
+            host=self.repository_object.host,
             repository=self.repository,
         )
         if isinstance(backend, audbackend.Artifactory):
diff --git a/tests/requirements.txt b/tests/requirements.txt
index dfb4542..0949692 100644
--- a/tests/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+audb >=1.6.5  # for audb.Dependencies.__eq__()
 audeer >=1.21.0
 pytest
diff --git a/tests/test_dataset.py b/tests/test_dataset.py
index 4c9836c..e69c5c0 100644
--- a/tests/test_dataset.py
+++ b/tests/test_dataset.py
@@ -365,3 +365,49 @@ def test_dataset_cache_path():
         "emodb-1.2.1.pkl",
     )
     assert cache_path_calculated == cache_path_expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "db",
+    [
+        "medium_db",
+    ],
+)
+def test_dataset_cache_loading(audb_cache, tmpdir, repository, db, request):
+    """Test cached properties after loading from cache.
+
+    We no longer store all attributes/properties
+    in cache as pickle files,
+    but limit ourselves to the cached properties.
+    This test ensures,
+    that other attributes will be re-calculated.
+
+    """
+    db = request.getfixturevalue(db)
+    cache_root = audeer.mkdir(tmpdir, "cache")
+    dataset = audbcards.Dataset(db.name, pytest.VERSION, cache_root=cache_root)
+    del dataset
+    dataset = audbcards.Dataset(db.name, pytest.VERSION, cache_root=cache_root)
+    deps = audb.dependencies(
+        db.name,
+        version=pytest.VERSION,
+        cache_root=audb_cache,
+    )
+    backend = audbackend.access(
+        name=repository.backend,
+        host=repository.host,
+        repository=repository.name,
+    )
+    # header = audb.info.header(
+    #     db.name,
+    #     version=pytest.VERSION,
+    #     cache_root=audb_cache,
+    # )
+    assert dataset.backend == backend
+    assert dataset.deps == deps
+    # Disabled due to potential audformat issue:
+    # the `files` table cannot be found in cache,
+    # which is requested when using `load_tables=True`
+    # in `audb.info.header`.
+    # assert dataset.header == header
+    assert dataset.repository_object == repository