diff --git a/src/api/index.ts b/src/api/index.ts
index 5cd222b..c4769b3 100644
--- a/src/api/index.ts
+++ b/src/api/index.ts
@@ -232,16 +232,22 @@ async function init(prettyPrint: boolean = false) {
   app.runEnvironment = process.env.RunEnvironment as RunEnvironment;
   app.environmentConfig =
     environmentConfig[app.runEnvironment as RunEnvironment];
-  app.nodeCache = new NodeCache({ checkperiod: 30 });
+  app.nodeCache = new NodeCache({ checkperiod: 15 });
   app.dynamoClient = dynamoClient;
   app.secretsManagerClient = secretsManagerClient;
   app.redisClient = redisClient;
-  app.secretConfig = secret;
-  app.refreshSecretConfig = async () => {
-    app.secretConfig = (await getSecretValue(
-      app.secretsManagerClient,
-      genericConfig.ConfigSecretName,
-    )) as SecretConfig;
+  app.getCachedSecret = async (secretName: string) => {
+    const cacheKey = `_SECRET:${secretName}`;
+    const cachedValue = app.nodeCache.get(cacheKey);
+    if (!cachedValue) {
+      const realValue = (await getSecretValue(
+        app.secretsManagerClient,
+        secretName,
+      )) as SecretConfig;
+      app.nodeCache.set(cacheKey, JSON.stringify(realValue), 90);
+      return realValue as SecretConfig;
+    }
+    return cachedValue as SecretConfig;
   };
   app.addHook("onRequest", (req, _, done) => {
     req.startTime = now();
diff --git a/src/api/plugins/auth.ts b/src/api/plugins/auth.ts
index c343a65..3af5ef4 100644
--- a/src/api/plugins/auth.ts
+++ b/src/api/plugins/auth.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   UnauthenticatedError,
   UnauthorizedError,
 } from "../../common/errors/index.js";
-import { SecretConfig } from "../../common/config.js";
+import { genericConfig, SecretConfig } from "../../common/config.js";
 import {
   AUTH_DECISION_CACHE_SECONDS,
   getGroupRoles,
@@ -193,10 +193,11 @@ const authPlugin: FastifyPluginAsync = async (fastify, _options) => {
               message: "Custom JWTs cannot be used in Prod environment.",
             });
           }
+          const config = await fastify.getCachedSecret(
+            genericConfig.ConfigSecretName,
+          );
           signingKey =
-            process.env.JwtSigningKey ||
-            (fastify.secretConfig.jwt_key as string) ||
-            "";
+            process.env.JwtSigningKey || (config.jwt_key as string) || "";
           if (signingKey === "") {
             throw new UnauthenticatedError({
               message: "Invalid token.",
diff --git a/src/api/routes/events.ts b/src/api/routes/events.ts
index 2480fce..d4bb00a 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/events.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/events.ts
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ const eventsPlugin: FastifyPluginAsyncZodOpenApi = async (
         try {
           if (request.body.featured && !request.body.repeats) {
             await updateDiscord(
-              fastify.secretConfig,
+              await fastify.getCachedSecret(genericConfig.ConfigSecretName),
               entry,
               request.username,
               false,
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ const eventsPlugin: FastifyPluginAsyncZodOpenApi = async (
           }),
         );
         await updateDiscord(
-          fastify.secretConfig,
+          await fastify.getCachedSecret(genericConfig.ConfigSecretName),
           { id } as IUpdateDiscord,
           request.username,
           true,
diff --git a/src/api/routes/stripe.ts b/src/api/routes/stripe.ts
index b156505..53e3a23 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/stripe.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/stripe.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ const stripeRoutes: FastifyPluginAsync = async (fastify, _options) => {
       if (!request.username) {
         throw new UnauthenticatedError({ message: "No username found" });
       }
-      const secretApiConfig = fastify.secretConfig;
+      const secretApiConfig = await fastify.getCachedSecret(
+        genericConfig.ConfigSecretName,
+      );
       const payload: StripeLinkCreateParams = {
         ...request.body,
         createdBy: request.username,
diff --git a/src/api/types.d.ts b/src/api/types.d.ts
index 96028b4..b226b24 100644
--- a/src/api/types.d.ts
+++ b/src/api/types.d.ts
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ declare module "fastify" {
     redisClient: Redis;
     secretsManagerClient: SecretsManagerClient;
     cloudfrontKvClient: CloudFrontKeyValueStoreClient;
-    secretConfig: SecretConfig;
-    refreshSecretConfig: CallableFunction;
+    getCachedSecret: (secretName: string) => Promise<SecretConfig>;
   }
   interface FastifyRequest {
     startTime: number;