diff --git a/archivebox/opencode/templates/opencode/agent.html b/archivebox/opencode/templates/opencode/agent.html
index d8cc17c2..e6f41a67 100644
--- a/archivebox/opencode/templates/opencode/agent.html
+++ b/archivebox/opencode/templates/opencode/agent.html
@@ -219,9 +219,17 @@
                         redirect: "manual",
                     };
                     let checking = false;
+                    let waking = false;
                     let wasUnavailable = false;
                     let healthyChecks = 0;
                     let knownVersion = "{{ opencode_version|escapejs }}";
+                    const wake = () => {
+                        if (waking) return;
+                        waking = true;
+                        fetch(healthUrl, fetchOptions)
+                            .catch(() => {})
+                            .finally(() => { waking = false; });
+                    };
                     const check = async () => {
                         if (checking || (document.hidden && wasUnavailable)) return;
                         checking = true;
@@ -231,9 +239,7 @@
                                 wasUnavailable = true;
                                 healthyChecks = 0;
                                 if (response.status === 503) {
-                                    try {
-                                        await fetch(healthUrl, fetchOptions);
-                                    } catch {}
+                                    wake();
                                 }
                                 return;
                             }
diff --git a/archivebox/opencode/views.py b/archivebox/opencode/views.py
index 5f82dcab..c689abee 100644
--- a/archivebox/opencode/views.py
+++ b/archivebox/opencode/views.py
@@ -557,10 +557,12 @@ def agent_health_view(request: HttpRequest):
 
     version = _opencode_version(_settings(config))
     healthy = bool(version)
-    return JsonResponse(
+    response = JsonResponse(
         {"healthy": healthy, "version": version},
         status=200 if healthy else 503,
     )
+    response.headers["Cache-Control"] = "no-store"
+    return response
 
 
 def _proxy_url(settings: dict, path: str | None) -> str:
diff --git a/archivebox/tests/test_opencode_agent.py b/archivebox/tests/test_opencode_agent.py
index 9463cfe6..4bd89e2f 100644
--- a/archivebox/tests/test_opencode_agent.py
+++ b/archivebox/tests/test_opencode_agent.py
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ def test_opencode_agent_superuser_gets_admin_wrapper(admin_client, live_opencode
     assert b"/admin/agent/opencode/global/health" in response.content
     assert b"/admin/agent/opencode/_archivebox/health" in response.content
     assert b'redirect: "manual"' in response.content
+    assert b"let waking = false" in response.content
+    assert b"wake();" in response.content
     assert b"frame.contentWindow.location.reload()" in response.content
     assert response.headers["X-Frame-Options"] == "DENY"
     assert response.headers["Content-Security-Policy"] == "frame-ancestors 'none'"
@@ -217,6 +219,7 @@ def test_opencode_health_monitor_does_not_start_server(admin_client, live_openco
 
     assert response.status_code == 503
     assert response.json() == {"healthy": False, "version": ""}
+    assert response.headers["Cache-Control"] == "no-store"
     assert views._PROCESS is None