diff --git a/src/backend/src/clients/redis/cacheUpdate.ts b/src/backend/src/clients/redis/cacheUpdate.ts
index 8d354a5c2..4136cacb8 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/clients/redis/cacheUpdate.ts
+++ b/src/backend/src/clients/redis/cacheUpdate.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,6 @@ export const setRedisCacheValue = async (
     if ( ttlSeconds ) {
         await redisClient.set(key, value, 'EX', ttlSeconds);
     } else {
-        await redisClient.set(key, value);
+        await redisClient.set(key, value, 'EX', 60 * 10); // default to 10 min if no ttl provided
     }
 };
diff --git a/src/backend/src/helpers.js b/src/backend/src/helpers.js
index e0a4cb4c8..a4bceddee 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/helpers.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/helpers.js
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ export async function get_app (options) {
     const cacheApp = async (app) => {
         if ( ! app ) return;
         AppRedisCacheSpace.setCachedApp(app, {
-            ttlSeconds: 30,
+            ttlSeconds: 300,
         });
     };
     const isDecoratedAppCacheEntry = (app) => (
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ export const get_apps = spanify('get_apps', async (specifiers, options = {}) =>
     const cacheApp = async (app) => {
         if ( ! app ) return;
         AppRedisCacheSpace.setCachedApp(app, {
-            ttlSeconds: 60,
+            ttlSeconds: 300,
         });
     };
 
diff --git a/src/backend/src/modules/apps/AppRedisCacheSpace.js b/src/backend/src/modules/apps/AppRedisCacheSpace.js
index 7c8c5c0dd..c948d4f9c 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/modules/apps/AppRedisCacheSpace.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/modules/apps/AppRedisCacheSpace.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export const AppRedisCacheSpace = {
         if ( ! app ) return;
         const serialized = JSON.stringify(app);
         const writes = AppRedisCacheSpace.keysForApp(app)
-            .map(key => setKey(key, serialized, { ttlSeconds }));
+            .map(key => setKey(key, serialized, { ttlSeconds: ttlSeconds || 60 }));
         if ( writes.length ) {
             await Promise.all(writes);
         }
diff --git a/src/backend/src/modules/apps/RecommendedAppsRedisCacheSpace.js b/src/backend/src/modules/apps/RecommendedAppsRedisCacheSpace.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 733ccbc40..000000000
--- a/src/backend/src/modules/apps/RecommendedAppsRedisCacheSpace.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2024-present Puter Technologies Inc.
- *
- * This file is part of Puter.
- *
- * Puter is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
- * by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-export const RecommendedAppsRedisCacheSpace = {
-    key: ({ iconSize } = {}) => `global:recommended-apps${iconSize ? `:icon-size:${iconSize}` : ''}`,
-};
diff --git a/src/backend/src/modules/apps/RecommendedAppsService.js b/src/backend/src/modules/apps/RecommendedAppsService.js
index 5936a92b4..484de7fa3 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/modules/apps/RecommendedAppsService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/modules/apps/RecommendedAppsService.js
@@ -17,15 +17,11 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-import { redisClient } from '../../clients/redis/redisSingleton.js';
-import { deleteRedisKeys } from '../../clients/redis/deleteRedisKeys.js';
-import { setRedisCacheValue } from '../../clients/redis/cacheUpdate.js';
 import { get_apps } from '../../helpers.js';
-import BaseService from '../../services/BaseService.js';
-import { RecommendedAppsRedisCacheSpace } from './RecommendedAppsRedisCacheSpace.js';
+import { BaseService } from '../../services/BaseService.js';
 
 export default class RecommendedAppsService extends BaseService {
-    static APP_NAMES = [
+    appNames = new Set([
         'app-center',
         'dev-center',
         'editor',
@@ -44,49 +40,13 @@ export default class RecommendedAppsService extends BaseService {
         'galaxy-troops',
         'blend-fruits',
         'traffic-tap-puzzle',
-    ];
-
-    _construct () {
-        this.app_names = new Set(RecommendedAppsService.APP_NAMES);
-    }
-
-    '__on_boot.consolidation' () {
-        const svc_appIcon = this.services.get('app-icon');
-        const svc_event = this.services.get('event');
-        svc_event.on('apps.invalidate', async (_, { app }) => {
-            const sizes = svc_appIcon.getSizes();
-
-            // If it's a single-app invalidation, only invalidate if the
-            // app is in the list of recommended apps
-            if ( app ) {
-                const name = app.name;
-                if ( ! this.app_names.has(name) ) return;
-            }
-
-            const keys = [RecommendedAppsRedisCacheSpace.key()];
-            for ( const size of sizes ) {
-                const key = RecommendedAppsRedisCacheSpace.key({ iconSize: size });
-                keys.push(key);
-            }
-            await deleteRedisKeys(keys);
-        });
-    }
+    ]);
 
     async get_recommended_apps ({ icon_size: iconSize }) {
-        const recommendedCacheKey = RecommendedAppsRedisCacheSpace.key({ iconSize });
-
-        const cachedRecommended = await redisClient.get(recommendedCacheKey);
-        if ( cachedRecommended ) {
-            try {
-                return JSON.parse(cachedRecommended);
-            } catch (e) {
-                // no op cache is in an invalid state
-            }
-        }
 
         // Prepare each app for returning to user by only returning the necessary fields
         // and adding them to the retobj array
-        let recommended = (await get_apps(Array.from(this.app_names).map(name => ({ name })))).filter(app => !!app).map(app => {
+        let recommended = (await get_apps(Array.from(this.appNames).map(name => ({ name })))).filter(app => !!app).map(app => {
             return {
                 uuid: app.uid,
                 name: app.name,
@@ -108,10 +68,6 @@ export default class RecommendedAppsService extends BaseService {
             });
         }
 
-        await setRedisCacheValue(recommendedCacheKey, JSON.stringify(recommended), {
-            eventData: recommended,
-        });
-
         return recommended;
     }
 }