diff --git a/src/checks/critical.js b/src/checks/critical.js
index f81aaa2..fc55f71 100644
--- a/src/checks/critical.js
+++ b/src/checks/critical.js
@@ -254,7 +254,12 @@ async function genericAccessCheck(name, url) {
   const data = { up: false, url };
 
   try {
-    const response = await got(url, { headers: { "Skynet-Api-Key": process.env.ACCOUNTS_TEST_USER_API_KEY } });
+    const response = await got(url, {
+      headers: {
+        cookie: "nocache=true",
+        "Skynet-Api-Key": process.env.ACCOUNTS_TEST_USER_API_KEY,
+      },
+    });
 
     data.statusCode = response.statusCode;
     data.up = true;
diff --git a/src/checks/extended.js b/src/checks/extended.js
index 5eb3b7c..16c415b 100644
--- a/src/checks/extended.js
+++ b/src/checks/extended.js
@@ -1137,7 +1137,10 @@ async function skylinkVerification(done, expected, { followRedirect = true, meth
     const query = `https://${process.env.PORTAL_DOMAIN}/${expected.skylink}`;
     const response = await got[method](query, {
       followRedirect,
-      headers: { "Skynet-Api-Key": process.env.ACCOUNTS_TEST_USER_API_KEY },
+      headers: {
+        cookie: "nocache=true",
+        "Skynet-Api-Key": process.env.ACCOUNTS_TEST_USER_API_KEY,
+      },
     });
     const entry = { ...details, up: true, statusCode: response.statusCode, time: calculateElapsedTime(time) };
     const info = {};
@@ -1176,7 +1179,10 @@ async function skylinkVerification(done, expected, { followRedirect = true, meth
       const url = `https://${process.env.PORTAL_DOMAIN}/skynet/metadata/${skylink}`;
       try {
         const metadata = await got(url, {
-          headers: { "Skynet-Api-Key": process.env.ACCOUNTS_TEST_USER_API_KEY },
+          headers: {
+            cookie: "nocache=true",
+            "Skynet-Api-Key": process.env.ACCOUNTS_TEST_USER_API_KEY,
+          },
         }).json();
         if (!isEqual(expected.metadata, metadata)) {
           entry.up = false;