diff --git a/api/anime/handler.go b/api/anime/handler.go
index 2b11d99..4309978 100644
--- a/api/anime/handler.go
+++ b/api/anime/handler.go
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@ func (h *Handler) HandleAPIAnime(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	statuses := h.watchlistMap(r.Context(), userIDFromRequest(r))
+	
+	w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "public, max-age=3600")
+
 	switch section {
 	case "relations":
 		relations, err := h.jikanClient.GetFullRelations(r.Context(), id)
@@ -313,15 +316,14 @@ func (h *Handler) HandleAPIAnime(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 func (h *Handler) HandleAPIEpisodes(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	path := r.URL.Path[len("/api/episodes/"):]
-	path = strings.Trim(path, "/")
-
 	id, err := strconv.Atoi(path)
 	if err != nil || id <= 0 {
 		http.Error(w, "invalid id", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
 
-	currentEpisode := r.URL.Query().Get("current")
+	w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "public, max-age=3600")
+
 	episodes, err := h.getEpisodes(r.Context(), id)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("episodes error: %v", err)
diff --git a/api/playback/handler.go b/api/playback/handler.go
index 9a75bb5..7e6ea5e 100644
--- a/api/playback/handler.go
+++ b/api/playback/handler.go
@@ -388,21 +388,21 @@ func (h *Handler) HandleEpisodeData(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		token = source.Token
 	}
 
-response := struct {
-		MalID           int                       `json:"mal_id"`
-		Title          string                   `json:"title"`
-		CurrentEpisode string                  `json:"current_episode"`
-		TotalEpisodes int                     `json:"total_episodes"`
-		InitialMode   string                  `json:"initial_mode"`
-		Token         string                  `json:"token"`
-		AvailableModes []string               `json:"available_modes"`
-		ModeSources  map[string]shared.ModeSource `json:"mode_sources"`
-		Segments     []shared.SkipSegment     `json:"segments"`
+	response := struct {
+		MalID          int                          `json:"mal_id"`
+		Title          string                       `json:"title"`
+		CurrentEpisode string                       `json:"current_episode"`
+		TotalEpisodes  int                          `json:"total_episodes"`
+		InitialMode    string                       `json:"initial_mode"`
+		Token          string                       `json:"token"`
+		AvailableModes []string                     `json:"available_modes"`
+		ModeSources    map[string]shared.ModeSource `json:"mode_sources"`
+		Segments       []shared.SkipSegment         `json:"segments"`
 	}{
-		MalID:           malID,
+		MalID:          malID,
 		Title:          data.Title,
 		CurrentEpisode: data.CurrentEpisode,
-		TotalEpisodes: anime.Episodes,
+		TotalEpisodes:  anime.Episodes,
 		InitialMode:    initialMode,
 		Token:          token,
 		AvailableModes: data.AvailableModes,
diff --git a/pkg/middleware/logging.go b/pkg/middleware/logging.go
index fd73ea4..cc96813 100644
--- a/pkg/middleware/logging.go
+++ b/pkg/middleware/logging.go
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ func RequestLogger(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		start := time.Now()
 
-		if strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/dist/static/") ||
+		if strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/dist/") ||
 			strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/static/") ||
+			strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/watch/proxy/stream") ||
+			strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/watch/proxy/segment") ||
 			r.URL.Path == "/favicon.ico" {
 			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 			return
diff --git a/static/player.ts b/static/player.ts
index 1541b19..44cb6f8 100644
--- a/static/player.ts
+++ b/static/player.ts
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ const initPlayer = (): void => {
     if (!Number.isInteger(episodeNumber) || episodeNumber <= 0) return
 
     const safeTime = displayTimeFromAbsolute(video.currentTime)
-    if (lastSavedProgress.episode === currentEpisode && Math.abs(lastSavedProgress.seconds - safeTime) < 2) {
+    if (lastSavedProgress.episode === currentEpisode && Math.abs(lastSavedProgress.seconds - safeTime) < 5) {
       return
     }
 
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ const initPlayer = (): void => {
     progressSaveTimer = window.setTimeout(() => {
       progressSaveTimer = undefined
       saveProgress()
-    }, 1500)
+    }, 30000)
   }
 
   const parseEpisodeFromWatchHref = (href: string): number | null => {