diff --git a/docker/nginx/conf.d/client.conf b/docker/nginx/conf.d/client.conf
index 1459d6a2..cc21b52b 100644
--- a/docker/nginx/conf.d/client.conf
+++ b/docker/nginx/conf.d/client.conf
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@ server {
 		include /etc/nginx/conf.d/include/cors;
 
 		proxy_cache skynet;
-		proxy_cache_valid any 1m; # cache stats for 1 minute
+		proxy_cache_valid any 10m; # cache stats for 10 minutes
 		proxy_set_header User-Agent: Sia-Agent;
+		proxy_read_timeout 5m; # extend the read timeout
 		proxy_pass http://siad/skynet/stats;
 	}
 
@@ -89,8 +90,9 @@ server {
 		include /etc/nginx/conf.d/include/cors;
 
 		proxy_cache skynet;
-		proxy_cache_valid any 1m; # cache stats for 1 minute
+		proxy_cache_valid any 10m; # cache stats for 10 minutes
 		proxy_set_header User-Agent: Sia-Agent;
+		proxy_read_timeout 5m; # extend the read timeout
 		proxy_pass http://siad/skynet/stats;
 	}
 
@@ -98,8 +100,9 @@ server {
 		include /etc/nginx/conf.d/include/cors;
 
 		proxy_cache skynet;
-		proxy_cache_valid any 1m; # cache stats for 1 minute
+		proxy_cache_valid any 10m; # cache stats for 10 minutes
 		proxy_set_header User-Agent: Sia-Agent;
+		proxy_read_timeout 5m; # extend the read timeout
 		proxy_pass http://siad-upload/skynet/stats; # serve upload node stats temporarily
 	}