diff --git a/app/bot.py b/app/bot.py
index a8d7071d..0e9a084b 100755
--- a/app/bot.py
+++ b/app/bot.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ for cogfile in cogfiles:
 
 import requests_cache
 
-requests_cache.install_cache(expire_after=180)
+requests_cache.install_cache(expire_after=300)
 
 
 @bot.event