diff --git a/landingPages/dataProvider/dataProvider.component.ts b/landingPages/dataProvider/dataProvider.component.ts
index 0642d46c..5ebcc7d6 100644
--- a/landingPages/dataProvider/dataProvider.component.ts
+++ b/landingPages/dataProvider/dataProvider.component.ts
@@ -156,8 +156,6 @@ export class DataProviderComponent {
       this.indexInfoService.getLastIndexDate(this.properties).subscribe(lastIndexUpdate => {
         if (lastIndexUpdate) {
           this.indexUpdateDate = new Date(lastIndexUpdate);
-        } else if (this.properties.lastIndexUpdate) {
-          this.indexUpdateDate = new Date(this.properties.lastIndexUpdate);
         }
       });
     }
diff --git a/landingPages/organization/organization.component.ts b/landingPages/organization/organization.component.ts
index 09d0495a..790113ee 100644
--- a/landingPages/organization/organization.component.ts
+++ b/landingPages/organization/organization.component.ts
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@ export class OrganizationComponent {
           this.indexInfoService.getLastIndexDate(this.properties).subscribe(lastIndexUpdate => {
             if (lastIndexUpdate) {
               this.indexUpdateDate = new Date(lastIndexUpdate);
-            } else if (this.properties.lastIndexUpdate) {
-              this.indexUpdateDate = new Date(this.properties.lastIndexUpdate);
             }
           });
         }
diff --git a/landingPages/project/project.component.ts b/landingPages/project/project.component.ts
index 76664c58..eeef9fe3 100644
--- a/landingPages/project/project.component.ts
+++ b/landingPages/project/project.component.ts
@@ -156,8 +156,6 @@ export class ProjectComponent {
           this.indexInfoService.getLastIndexDate(this.properties).subscribe(lastIndexUpdate => {
             if (lastIndexUpdate) {
               this.indexUpdateDate = new Date(lastIndexUpdate);
-            } else if (this.properties.lastIndexUpdate) {
-              this.indexUpdateDate = new Date(this.properties.lastIndexUpdate);
             }
           });
         }
diff --git a/landingPages/result/resultLanding.component.ts b/landingPages/result/resultLanding.component.ts
index 36310c9b..107450e1 100644
--- a/landingPages/result/resultLanding.component.ts
+++ b/landingPages/result/resultLanding.component.ts
@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@ export class ResultLandingComponent {
       this.indexInfoService.getLastIndexDate(this.properties).subscribe(lastIndexUpdate => {
         if (lastIndexUpdate) {
           this.indexUpdateDate = new Date(lastIndexUpdate);
-        } else if (this.properties.lastIndexUpdate) {
-          this.indexUpdateDate = new Date(this.properties.lastIndexUpdate);
         }
       });
     }
diff --git a/utils/indexInfo.service.ts b/utils/indexInfo.service.ts
index 80f8ff75..dc653951 100644
--- a/utils/indexInfo.service.ts
+++ b/utils/indexInfo.service.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
 import {HttpClient} from '@angular/common/http';
 import {EnvProperties} from './properties/env-properties';
 import {Observable, of} from "rxjs";
-import {catchError} from "rxjs/operators";
+import {catchError, map} from "rxjs/operators";
 
 
 @Injectable({
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@ export class IndexInfoService {
   constructor(private http: HttpClient) {
   }
 
-  // http://beta.services.openaire.eu/openaire/info/lastLoadDate
-  //   the date when the mining results currently in the public index have been generated: http://beta.services.openaire.eu/openaire/info/lastMiningDate
   getLastIndexDate(properties: EnvProperties): Observable<any> {
-    let url = properties.indexInfoAPI + "claim_load_date";
-    return this.http.get(url).pipe(catchError(err => {return of(null)}));
+    let url = properties.indexInfoAPI;
+    return this.http.get((properties.useCache)? (properties.cacheUrl+encodeURIComponent(url)): url).pipe(map(res => res['claim_load_date'])).pipe(catchError(err => {return of(null)}));
   }
 }