diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index 9423d27e9..9d5205940 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ server {
         
         # Cache configuration
         proxy_cache API_CACHE;
-        proxy_cache_valid 200 1s;  # Cache successful responses for 1 second
+        proxy_cache_valid 200 500ms;
         proxy_cache_use_stale updating error timeout http_500 http_502 http_503 http_504;
         proxy_cache_lock on;
         add_header X-Cache-Status $upstream_cache_status;