diff --git a/nuxt.config.ts b/nuxt.config.ts
index 5e191020..13d69398 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
   },
 
   routeRules: {
+    '/api/sponsors': { prerender: true },
     '/api/hi': { cors: true },
     '/feed.xml': { redirect: '/rss.xml' },
     '/thumbnail/**': { cache: { maxAge: 60 * 60 * 24 * 365 } },
diff --git a/server/api/sponsors.get.ts b/server/api/sponsors.get.ts
index 265a2ebe..026cd5ab 100644
--- a/server/api/sponsors.get.ts
+++ b/server/api/sponsors.get.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { getSponsors } from '../utils/sponsors'
 
-export default defineCachedEventHandler(
+export default defineEventHandler(
   async event => {
     if (import.meta.test) return []
 
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ export default defineCachedEventHandler(
       .map(s => s.avatarUrl?.replace(/(\?|%3Fu).*$/, ''))
       .filter((r): r is string => !!r)
   },
-  { maxAge: 60 },
 )
diff --git a/server/utils/sponsors.ts b/server/utils/sponsors.ts
index c4d2eaa2..28d647c0 100644
--- a/server/utils/sponsors.ts
+++ b/server/utils/sponsors.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ interface Sponsor {
 
 interface CacheEntry {
   value: Sponsor[]
-  expires: number
-  mtime: number
 }
 
 export async function getSponsors (event: H3Event): Promise<Sponsor[]> {
@@ -18,11 +16,7 @@ export async function getSponsors (event: H3Event): Promise<Sponsor[]> {
   if (!token) return []
   const entry: CacheEntry = ((await useStorage().getItem('sponsors')) as any) || {}
 
-  const ttl = 60
-  entry.expires = Date.now() + ttl
-
-  const expired = (Date.now() - (entry.mtime || 0)) > ttl
-  if (!entry.value || expired) {
+  if (!entry.value || !import.meta.dev) {
     entry.value = await query(
       token,
       sponsorQuery,
@@ -38,7 +32,6 @@ export async function getSponsors (event: H3Event): Promise<Sponsor[]> {
       avatarUrl: 'https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/62017400?v=4',
     })
 
-    entry.mtime = Date.now()
     useStorage()
       .setItem('sponsors', entry)
       .catch((error: any) => console.error('[nitro] [cache]', error))