diff --git a/src/controllers/forward.ts b/src/controllers/forward.ts
index 7d6568f3..ca014ea4 100644
--- a/src/controllers/forward.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/forward.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ export const postProcessForward = async (payload: ForwardMeta, res?: NextApiResp
     return cacheMissed ? badRequest(res) : null;
   }
 
+  // write back to cache
+  shortenCacheService.postShortenHash(history);
+
   await prisma.urlForwardMeta.upsert({
     where: {
       userAgent_ip_urlShortenerHistoryId: {
@@ -72,8 +75,6 @@ export const postProcessForward = async (payload: ForwardMeta, res?: NextApiResp
   });
 
   if (cacheMissed) {
-    // write back to cache
-    await shortenCacheService.postShortenHash(history);
     return res.status(HttpStatusCode.OK).json({ history });
   }
 };
diff --git a/src/controllers/shorten/update.ts b/src/controllers/shorten/update.ts
index 06fb511e..322c6f36 100644
--- a/src/controllers/shorten/update.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/shorten/update.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export const handler = api<ShortenUrl>(
       },
     });
     // update cache
-    shortenCacheService.updateShortenHash(hash);
+    shortenCacheService.expireShortenHash(hash);
     // remove used tag
     if (ogImgPublicId) {
       cloudinaryInstance.uploader.remove_tag('unused', ogImgPublicId).then().catch();
diff --git a/src/services/cacheServices/shorten.service.ts b/src/services/cacheServices/shorten.service.ts
index 9cab4bcb..d687b811 100644
--- a/src/services/cacheServices/shorten.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/cacheServices/shorten.service.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export class ShortenCache {
     await Promise.all([redis.hset(hashKey, data), redis.expire(hashKey, LIMIT_SHORTENED_SECOND)]);
   }
 
-  updateShortenHash(hash: string) {
+  expireShortenHash(hash: string) {
     const hashKey = getRedisKey(REDIS_KEY.MAP_SHORTEN_BY_HASH, hash);
     redis.expire(hashKey, -1).then().catch();
   }