diff --git a/production/nginx/location-liquid-api.conf b/production/nginx/location-liquid-api.conf
index 5286c1a72..f5320327e 100644
--- a/production/nginx/location-liquid-api.conf
+++ b/production/nginx/location-liquid-api.conf
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ location @mempool-liquid-api-v1-cache-forever {
 	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
 
 	proxy_cache_background_update on;
-	proxy_cache_use_stale updating;
+	proxy_cache_use_stale error;
 	proxy_cache apicold;
 	proxy_cache_valid 200 30d;
 	proxy_redirect off;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ location @mempool-liquid-api-v1-cache-warm {
 	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
 
 	proxy_cache_background_update on;
-	proxy_cache_use_stale updating;
+	proxy_cache_use_stale error;
 	proxy_cache apiwarm;
 	proxy_cache_valid 200 10s;
 	proxy_redirect off;
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ location @esplora-liquid-api-cache-forever {
 	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
 
 	proxy_cache_background_update on;
-	proxy_cache_use_stale updating;
+	proxy_cache_use_stale error;
 	proxy_cache apicold;
 	proxy_cache_valid 200 30d;
 	proxy_redirect off;
diff --git a/production/nginx/location-liquidtestnet-api.conf b/production/nginx/location-liquidtestnet-api.conf
index 4f6615b40..95fd74deb 100644
--- a/production/nginx/location-liquidtestnet-api.conf
+++ b/production/nginx/location-liquidtestnet-api.conf
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ location @mempool-liquidtestnet-api-v1-cache-forever {
 	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
 
 	proxy_cache_background_update on;
-	proxy_cache_use_stale updating;
+	proxy_cache_use_stale error;
 	proxy_cache apicold;
 	proxy_cache_valid 200 30d;
 	proxy_redirect off;
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ location @mempool-liquidtestnet-api-v1-cache-warm {
 	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
 
 	proxy_cache_background_update on;
-	proxy_cache_use_stale updating;
+	proxy_cache_use_stale error;
 	proxy_cache apiwarm;
 	proxy_cache_valid 200 10s;
 	proxy_redirect off;
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ location @esplora-liquidtestnet-api-cache-forever {
 	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
 
 	proxy_cache_background_update on;
-	proxy_cache_use_stale updating;
+	proxy_cache_use_stale error;
 	proxy_cache apicold;
 	proxy_cache_valid 200 30d;
 	proxy_redirect off;
diff --git a/production/nginx/location-signet-api-v1-lightning.conf b/production/nginx/location-signet-api-v1-lightning.conf
index 4fe0b6ddd..2d9a10e37 100644
--- a/production/nginx/location-signet-api-v1-lightning.conf
+++ b/production/nginx/location-signet-api-v1-lightning.conf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ location @mempool-signet-api-v1-lightning {
 	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
 
 	proxy_cache_background_update on;
-	proxy_cache_use_stale updating;
+	proxy_cache_use_stale error;
 	proxy_cache apiwarm;
 	proxy_cache_valid 200 10s;
 	proxy_redirect off;
diff --git a/production/nginx/location-signet-api.conf b/production/nginx/location-signet-api.conf
index eb8cbeb6a..b461ddef9 100644
--- a/production/nginx/location-signet-api.conf
+++ b/production/nginx/location-signet-api.conf
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ location @mempool-signet-api-v1-cache-forever {
 	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
 
 	proxy_cache_background_update on;
-	proxy_cache_use_stale updating;
+	proxy_cache_use_stale error;
 	proxy_cache apicold;
 	proxy_cache_valid 200 30d;
 	proxy_redirect off;
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ location @mempool-signet-api-v1-cache-warm {
 	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
 
 	proxy_cache_background_update on;
-	proxy_cache_use_stale updating;
+	proxy_cache_use_stale error;
 	proxy_cache apiwarm;
 	proxy_cache_valid 200 10s;
 	proxy_redirect off;
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ location @esplora-signet-api-cache-forever {
 	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
 
 	proxy_cache_background_update on;
-	proxy_cache_use_stale updating;
+	proxy_cache_use_stale error;
 	proxy_cache apicold;
 	proxy_cache_valid 200 30d;
 	proxy_redirect off;
diff --git a/production/nginx/location-testnet-api.conf b/production/nginx/location-testnet-api.conf
index cce3e585c..73573da2e 100644
--- a/production/nginx/location-testnet-api.conf
+++ b/production/nginx/location-testnet-api.conf
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ location @mempool-testnet-api-v1-cache-forever {
 	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
 
 	proxy_cache_background_update on;
-	proxy_cache_use_stale updating;
+	proxy_cache_use_stale error;
 	proxy_cache apicold;
 	proxy_cache_valid 200 30d;
 	proxy_redirect off;
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ location @mempool-testnet-api-v1-cache-warm {
 	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
 
 	proxy_cache_background_update on;
-	proxy_cache_use_stale updating;
+	proxy_cache_use_stale error;
 	proxy_cache apiwarm;
 	proxy_cache_valid 200 10s;
 	proxy_redirect off;
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ location @esplora-testnet-api-cache-forever {
 	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
 
 	proxy_cache_background_update on;
-	proxy_cache_use_stale updating;
+	proxy_cache_use_stale error;
 	proxy_cache apicold;
 	proxy_cache_valid 200 30d;
 	proxy_redirect off;
diff --git a/production/nginx/location-testnet4-api.conf b/production/nginx/location-testnet4-api.conf
index c0569ecf2..eef60661b 100644
--- a/production/nginx/location-testnet4-api.conf
+++ b/production/nginx/location-testnet4-api.conf
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ location @mempool-testnet4-api-v1-cache-forever {
 	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
 
 	proxy_cache_background_update on;
-	proxy_cache_use_stale updating;
+	proxy_cache_use_stale error;
 	proxy_cache apicold;
 	proxy_cache_valid 200 30d;
 	proxy_redirect off;
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ location @mempool-testnet4-api-v1-cache-warm {
 	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
 
 	proxy_cache_background_update on;
-	proxy_cache_use_stale updating;
+	proxy_cache_use_stale error;
 	proxy_cache apiwarm;
 	proxy_cache_valid 200 10s;
 	proxy_redirect off;
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ location @esplora-testnet4-api-cache-forever {
 	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
 
 	proxy_cache_background_update on;
-	proxy_cache_use_stale updating;
+	proxy_cache_use_stale error;
 	proxy_cache apicold;
 	proxy_cache_valid 200 30d;
 	proxy_redirect off;