diff --git a/backend/stream.py b/backend/stream.py
index f08a4b8..af405b3 100755
--- a/backend/stream.py
+++ b/backend/stream.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import tornado.routing
 import aiohttp
 import aiohttp_socks
 import stream_providers
+import expiringdict
 
 logging.basicConfig(format='[%(filename)s:%(lineno)d] %(message)s', stream=sys.stdout, level=logging.INFO)
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ icecast_server = os.environ.get("ICECAST_SERVER")
 stream_server = os.environ.get("STREAM_SERVER")
 proxy_server = os.environ.get("PROXY_SERVER")
 
+ctype_cache = expiringdict.ExpiringDict(max_len=128, max_age_seconds=1800)
 class ProxyElem():
     def __init__(self, proxy):
         self.proxy = proxy
@@ -46,7 +48,9 @@ class ProxyElem():
     def __repr__(self):
         return str(self.proxy)
     async def content_type(self, url):
-        ctype = None
+        cached = ctype_cache.get(url)
+        if isinstance(cached, str) and "binary" not in cached.lower():
+            return cached
         async with self.session() as session:
             for i in range(5):
                 try:
@@ -56,6 +60,7 @@ class ProxyElem():
                     logger.info(e)
                 else:
                     if isinstance(ctype, str):
+                        ctype_cache[url] = ctype
                         return ctype
         return "binary/octet-type"
     async def proxy_url(self, current, path):
diff --git a/backend/stream_providers.py b/backend/stream_providers.py
index 9a698a2..b9c9bcb 100755
--- a/backend/stream_providers.py
+++ b/backend/stream_providers.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class MetaRunner(StreamProvider):
             self.logger.info(e)
         return StreamData(None, data.get("og:image"), data.get("og:title"), data.get("og:description"), False)
 
-upstream_cache = expiringdict.ExpiringDict(max_len=4096, max_age_seconds=1800)
+upstream_cache = expiringdict.ExpiringDict(max_len=512, max_age_seconds=1800)
 
 async def get_from_runner(cache_key, runner, logger):
     result = None