diff --git a/production/nginx/location-api.conf b/production/nginx/location-api.conf
index fccdde532..bee4ce50d 100644
--- a/production/nginx/location-api.conf
+++ b/production/nginx/location-api.conf
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ location @mempool-api-v1-cache-hot {
 	proxy_cache apihot;
 	proxy_cache_valid 200 1s;
 	proxy_redirect off;
+
+	expires 1s;
 }
 
 location @mempool-api-v1-cache-warm {