diff --git a/app/notify_client/status_api_client.py b/app/notify_client/status_api_client.py
index 7228621c6..f3224b41d 100644
--- a/app/notify_client/status_api_client.py
+++ b/app/notify_client/status_api_client.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class StatusApiClient(NotifyAdminAPIClient):
     def get_status(self, *params):
         return self.get(url='/_status', *params)
 
-    @cache.set('live-service-and-organisation-counts')
+    @cache.set('live-service-and-organisation-counts', ttl_in_seconds=3600)
     def get_count_of_live_services_and_organisations(self):
         return self.get(url='/_status/live-service-and-organisation-counts')
 
diff --git a/tests/app/notify_client/test_status_api_client.py b/tests/app/notify_client/test_status_api_client.py
index f836056bb..e434bc9d1 100644
--- a/tests/app/notify_client/test_status_api_client.py
+++ b/tests/app/notify_client/test_status_api_client.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def test_sets_value_in_cache(mocker):
     mock_redis_set.assert_called_once_with(
         'live-service-and-organisation-counts',
         '{"data_from": "api"}',
-        ex=604800
+        ex=3600
     )