diff --git a/production/nginx/server-common.conf b/production/nginx/server-common.conf
index 27cde5d19..c5af76fc3 100644
--- a/production/nginx/server-common.conf
+++ b/production/nginx/server-common.conf
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ location @mempool-space-static {
 	proxy_cache_use_stale updating;
 	proxy_cache unfurler;
 	proxy_cache_valid 200 5m; # will re-render page if older than this
+	proxy_cache_valid 404 30s; # will re-render page if older than this
 	proxy_redirect off;
 
 	expires 1d;