diff --git a/middlewares/utils.ts b/middlewares/utils.ts
index 9c9ce60d9..47cb5873d 100644
--- a/middlewares/utils.ts
+++ b/middlewares/utils.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,12 @@ export const fetchAndCacheEntry = async (path: string, lang?: Lang) => {
   }
 
   const { contentType, uid } = await resolveEntry(path, lang)
-  const expiresAt = Date.now() / 1000 + 3600
+  let expiresAt = Date.now() / 1000
+  if (!contentType || !uid) {
+    expiresAt += 600
+  } else {
+    expiresAt += 3600 * 12
+  }
   const entryCache = { contentType, uid, expiresAt }
   size += JSON.stringify(entryCache).length
   console.log("[CMS MIDDLEWARE] Adding to cache", entryCache)