diff --git a/src/lib/cache.ts b/src/lib/cache.ts
index 4be20b98f..b1950daa9 100644
--- a/src/lib/cache.ts
+++ b/src/lib/cache.ts
@@ -3,19 +3,20 @@ import { LRUCache } from "lru-cache";
 export function cached<Args extends unknown[], V>(
   f: (...args: Args) => Promise<V>,
   makeKey: (...args: Args) => string,
-  options?: LRUCache.Options<string, { value: V }, unknown>,
+  options?: LRUCache.Options<string, { promise: Promise<V> }, unknown>,
 ): (...args: Args) => Promise<V> {
   const cache = new LRUCache(options || { max: 500 });
-  return async function (...args: Args): Promise<V> {
+  return function (...args: Args): Promise<V> {
     const key = makeKey(...args);
-    const cached = cache.get(key);
+    const hit = cache.get(key);
+    if (hit !== undefined) return hit.promise;
 
-    if (cached === undefined) {
-      const value = await f(...args);
-      cache.set(key, { value });
-      return value;
-    } else {
-      return cached.value;
-    }
+    const promise = f(...args);
+    // Evict on rejection so the next caller can retry with a fresh request.
+    promise.catch(() => {
+      cache.delete(key);
+    });
+    cache.set(key, { promise });
+    return promise;
   };
 }