diff --git a/explore/src/environments/environment.beta.ts b/explore/src/environments/environment.beta.ts
index 57376094..1c421c80 100644
--- a/explore/src/environments/environment.beta.ts
+++ b/explore/src/environments/environment.beta.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ export let properties: EnvProperties = {
   environment: "beta",
   dashboard: "explore",
   enablePiwikTrack: true,
-  useCache: true,
+  useCache: false,
+  useLongCache: true,
   showAddThis: true,
   metricsAPIURL: "https://beta.services.openaire.eu/usagestats/",
   framesAPIURL: "https://beta.openaire.eu/stats3/",
diff --git a/explore/src/environments/environment.prod.ts b/explore/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
index 87f65043..a0f9dcf7 100644
--- a/explore/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
+++ b/explore/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ export let properties: EnvProperties = {
   environment: "production",
   dashboard: "explore",
   enablePiwikTrack: true,
-  useCache: true,
+  useCache: false,
+  useLongCache: true,
   showAddThis: false,
   metricsAPIURL: "https://services.openaire.eu/usagestats/",
   framesAPIURL: "https://www.openaire.eu/stats3/",
diff --git a/explore/src/environments/environment.test.ts b/explore/src/environments/environment.test.ts
index aa64c803..49882aec 100644
--- a/explore/src/environments/environment.test.ts
+++ b/explore/src/environments/environment.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ export let properties: EnvProperties = {
   environment: "test",
   dashboard: "explore",
   enablePiwikTrack: false,
-  useCache: true,
+  useCache: false,
+  useLongCache: true,
   showAddThis: false,
   metricsAPIURL: "https://services.openaire.eu/usagestats/",
   framesAPIURL: "https://test.openaire.eu/stats3/",
diff --git a/explore/src/environments/environment.ts b/explore/src/environments/environment.ts
index c1fd3eb5..35f72968 100644
--- a/explore/src/environments/environment.ts
+++ b/explore/src/environments/environment.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export let properties: EnvProperties = {
   dashboard: "explore",
   enablePiwikTrack: false,
   useCache: false,
+  useLongCache: true,
   showAddThis: true,
   metricsAPIURL: "https://beta.services.openaire.eu/usagestats/",
   framesAPIURL: "https://beta.openaire.eu/stats3/",