diff --git a/packages/handshake-api/src/index.js b/packages/handshake-api/src/index.js
index cda9ed2f..a50775f0 100644
--- a/packages/handshake-api/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/handshake-api/src/index.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const clientOptions = {
   apiKey: hsdApiKey,
 };
 const client = new NodeClient(clientOptions);
-const cache = new NodeCache({ stdTTL: 1 }); // cache for 5 minutes
+const cache = new NodeCache({ stdTTL: 300 }); // cache for 5 minutes
 
 // Match both `sia://HASH` and `HASH` links.
 const startsWithSkylinkRegExp = /^(sia:\/\/)?[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{46}/;