diff --git a/api/routes.go b/api/routes.go
index 485e9a76..75665033 100644
--- a/api/routes.go
+++ b/api/routes.go
@@ -210,15 +210,7 @@ func defaultMiddlewares(oauthAuther auth.Authenticator, legacyProvider auth.Prov
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
-	lstore, err := sturdycache.AddLocalCache(store)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	cache, err := query.NewQueryCacheWithInvalidator(lstore)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
+	cache := query.NewQueryCache(store)
 	logger.Log().Infof("cache configured: master=%s, replicas=%s", config.GetSturdyCacheMaster(), config.GetSturdyCacheReplicas())
 
 	defaultHeaders := []string{
diff --git a/app/query/cache.go b/app/query/cache.go
index 7155a411..a81b38f8 100644
--- a/app/query/cache.go
+++ b/app/query/cache.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func (r CacheRequest) Expiration() time.Duration {
 	case MethodResolve:
 		return 600 * time.Second
 	case MethodClaimSearch:
-		return 300 * time.Second
+		return 160 * time.Second
 	default:
 		return 60 * time.Second
 	}