diff --git a/api/src/middleware/cache.ts b/api/src/middleware/cache.ts
index 61c2173eb1..eed54d67b8 100644
--- a/api/src/middleware/cache.ts
+++ b/api/src/middleware/cache.ts
@@ -16,39 +16,41 @@ const redisClient = redis.createClient({
 	password: env.REDIS_PASSWORD,
 });
 
-const cacheMiddleware: RequestHandler = asyncHandler(async (req, res, next) => {
-	// make the key of the cache the URL
-	// need to check that this will work for all endpoints
-	// node cache service
-	const key = req.url;
+const cacheMiddleware = (TTL: number, checkDeath: number) =>
+	asyncHandler(async (req, res, next) => {
+		// make the key of the cache the URL
+		// need to check that this will work for all endpoints
+		// node cache service
+		const key = req.url;
 
-	// we have two options here. Redis or node cache
-	if (env.CACHE_TYPE === 'redis') {
-		if (!redisClient) {
-			throw new RedisNotFoundException('Redis client does not exist');
+		// we have two options here. Redis or node cache
+		if (env.CACHE_TYPE === 'redis') {
+			if (!redisClient) {
+				throw new RedisNotFoundException('Redis client does not exist');
+			}
+
+			redisClient.get(key, (error, resultData) => {
+				if (error) {
+					throw new RedisNotFoundException('Error retreiving redis cache');
+				}
+
+				if (resultData) {
+					res.send(resultData);
+				}
+				if (!resultData) {
+					// set data and then return
+					redisClient.setex(key, TTL, JSON.stringify(res.json));
+				}
+			});
+		} else {
+			// use the node cache
+			// set for ten minutes
+			const nodeCache = new CacheService(TTL, checkDeath);
+
+			nodeCache.getCache(key, JSON.stringify(res.json));
 		}
 
-		redisClient.get(key, (error, resultData) => {
-			if (error) {
-				throw new RedisNotFoundException('Error retreiving redis cache');
-			}
-
-			if (resultData) {
-				res.send(resultData);
-			}
-			if (!resultData) {
-				// set data and then return
-				redisClient.setex(key, 600, JSON.stringify(res.json));
-			}
-		});
-	} else {
-		// use the node cache
-		const nodeCache = new CacheService(600, 600);
-
-		nodeCache.getCache(key, JSON.stringify(res.json));
-	}
-
-	return next();
-});
+		return next();
+	});
 
 export default cacheMiddleware;