diff --git a/templates/nginx.conf b/templates/nginx.conf
index 2856218..c21c35e 100644
--- a/templates/nginx.conf
+++ b/templates/nginx.conf
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ server {
 
       # Response cache for unauthenticated users
       proxy_cache lemmy_cache_{{domain}};
-      proxy_cache_use_stale error timeout http_500 http_502 http_503 http_504;
+      proxy_cache_use_stale error timeout updating http_500 http_502 http_503 http_504;
       proxy_cache_valid 1m;
       proxy_no_cache $cookie_jwt;
       add_header x-cache-status $upstream_cache_status;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ server {
 
       # Response cache for unauthenticated users
       proxy_cache lemmy_cache_{{domain}};
-      proxy_cache_use_stale error timeout http_500 http_502 http_503 http_504;
+      proxy_cache_use_stale error timeout updating http_500 http_502 http_503 http_504;
       proxy_cache_valid 1m;
       proxy_no_cache $arg_auth $cookie_jwt;
       add_header x-cache-status $upstream_cache_status;