diff --git a/packages/request-handler/src/beszel.ts b/packages/request-handler/src/beszel.ts
index b3828817d..c7e320e35 100644
--- a/packages/request-handler/src/beszel.ts
+++ b/packages/request-handler/src/beszel.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export const beszelSystemsRequestHandler = createCachedIntegrationRequestHandler
     });
     return enriched;
   },
-  cacheDuration: dayjs.duration(5, "seconds"),
+  cacheDuration: dayjs.duration(1, "second"),
   fallbackToStaleOnError: true,
   retry: { attempts: 2, delayMs: 500 },
   queryKey: "beszelSystems",
@@ -104,19 +104,19 @@ export const beszelAlertsRequestHandler = createCachedIntegrationRequestHandler<
     });
     return { alerts, history };
   },
-  cacheDuration: dayjs.duration(15, "seconds"),
+  cacheDuration: dayjs.duration(1, "second"),
   fallbackToStaleOnError: true,
   retry: { attempts: 2, delayMs: 500 },
   queryKey: "beszelAlerts",
 });
 
-const timePeriodConfig: Record<string, { type: string; perPage: number; cacheSeconds: number }> = {
-  "1m": { type: "1m", perPage: 60, cacheSeconds: 5 },
-  "1h": { type: "1m", perPage: 60, cacheSeconds: 60 },
-  "12h": { type: "10m", perPage: 72, cacheSeconds: 300 },
-  "24h": { type: "20m", perPage: 72, cacheSeconds: 600 },
-  "1w": { type: "480m", perPage: 21, cacheSeconds: 1800 },
-  "30d": { type: "480m", perPage: 90, cacheSeconds: 3600 },
+const timePeriodConfig: Record<string, { type: string; perPage: number }> = {
+  "1m": { type: "1m", perPage: 60 },
+  "1h": { type: "1m", perPage: 60 },
+  "12h": { type: "10m", perPage: 72 },
+  "24h": { type: "20m", perPage: 72 },
+  "1w": { type: "480m", perPage: 21 },
+  "30d": { type: "480m", perPage: 90 },
 };
 
 export interface BeszelStatsData {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export const beszelStatsRequestHandler = createCachedIntegrationRequestHandler<
 >({
   async requestAsync(integration, input) {
     const start = performance.now();
-    const config = timePeriodConfig[input.timePeriod] ?? { type: "1m", perPage: 60, cacheSeconds: 60 };
+    const config = timePeriodConfig[input.timePeriod] ?? { type: "1m", perPage: 60 };
     const instance = await createIntegrationAsync(integration);
     const systemStats = await instance.getSystemStatsAsync(input.systemId, config.type, config.perPage);
     const containerStats = input.includeDocker
@@ -147,13 +147,8 @@ export const beszelStatsRequestHandler = createCachedIntegrationRequestHandler<
     });
     return { systemStats, containerStats };
   },
-  cacheDuration: dayjs.duration(60, "seconds"),
+cacheDuration: dayjs.duration(1, "second"),
   fallbackToStaleOnError: true,
   retry: { attempts: 2, delayMs: 500 },
   queryKey: "beszelStats",
-  cacheDurationForInput(input) {
-    const config = timePeriodConfig[input.timePeriod];
-    if (!config) return undefined;
-    return dayjs.duration(config.cacheSeconds, "seconds");
-  },
 });
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/beszel-alerts/component.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/beszel-alerts/component.tsx
index faaa42771..7c2bcc06c 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/beszel-alerts/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/beszel-alerts/component.tsx
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ export default function BeszelAlertsWidget({
     error: alertsError,
     isPending,
   } = clientApi.widget.beszel.getAlerts.useQuery(alertsInput, {
-    staleTime: 15_000,
-    refetchInterval: 15_000,
+    staleTime: 10_000,
+    gcTime: 48 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
+    refetchInterval: 10_000,
     retry: false,
   });
   const utils = clientApi.useUtils();
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/beszel-system-grid/component.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/beszel-system-grid/component.tsx
index 68df8f207..3d5c3bd42 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/beszel-system-grid/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/beszel-system-grid/component.tsx
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ export default function BeszelSystemGridWidget({
     isPending,
   } = clientApi.widget.beszel.getSystems.useQuery(
     { integrationIds },
-    { staleTime: 5_000, refetchInterval: 5_000, retry: false },
+    { staleTime: 10_000, gcTime: 48 * 60 * 60 * 1000, refetchInterval: 10_000, retry: false },
   );
 
   useBeszelSystemsSubscription(integrationIds, !isEditMode);
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/beszel-system-stats/component.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/beszel-system-stats/component.tsx
index 4784877a5..feb0db5cc 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/beszel-system-stats/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/beszel-system-stats/component.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export default function BeszelSystemStatsWidget({
     data: systemsResult = [],
     isPending: systemsPending,
     error: systemsError,
-  } = clientApi.widget.beszel.getSystems.useQuery({ integrationIds }, { staleTime: 30 * 1000, retry: false });
+  } = clientApi.widget.beszel.getSystems.useQuery({ integrationIds }, { staleTime: 10_000, gcTime: 48 * 60 * 60 * 1000, retry: false });
 
   const systems = useMemo(
     () => systemsResult.flatMap((r) => r.systems.map((s) => ({ value: s.id, label: s.name }))),
@@ -100,8 +100,9 @@ export default function BeszelSystemStatsWidget({
       includeDocker: showDocker,
     },
     {
-      staleTime: 30 * 1000,
-      refetchInterval: isLive ? false : 5_000,
+      staleTime: 10_000,
+      gcTime: 48 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
+      refetchInterval: isLive ? false : 10_000,
       enabled: !isLive && systemReady && selectedSystem !== "",
       retry: false,
     },
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/beszel-system-table/component.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/beszel-system-table/component.tsx
index 2604b5a0b..1d8c92355 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/beszel-system-table/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/beszel-system-table/component.tsx
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export default function BeszelSystemTableWidget({
     isPending,
   } = clientApi.widget.beszel.getSystems.useQuery(
     { integrationIds },
-    { staleTime: 5_000, refetchInterval: 5_000, retry: false },
+    { staleTime: 10_000, gcTime: 48 * 60 * 60 * 1000, refetchInterval: 10_000, retry: false },
   );
   const size = getSizeConfig(width);
 
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/beszel/_shared/system-stats-modal.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/beszel/_shared/system-stats-modal.tsx
index 36d26ad1a..52781c5af 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/beszel/_shared/system-stats-modal.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/beszel/_shared/system-stats-modal.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export const BeszelSystemStatsModal = createModal<BeszelSystemStatsModalProps>((
       timePeriod,
       includeDocker: false,
     },
-    { staleTime: 30_000 },
+    { staleTime: 10_000, gcTime: 48 * 60 * 60 * 1000, refetchInterval: 10_000 },
   );
 
   const mappers = useMemo(