diff --git a/files/__main__.py b/files/__main__.py
index ea9c3ee93b..bef989f793 100644
--- a/files/__main__.py
+++ b/files/__main__.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ app.config['DATABASE_URL'] = environ.get("DATABASE_CONNECTION_POOL_URL",environ.
 
 app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = environ.get('MASTER_KEY')
 app.config["SERVER_NAME"] = environ.get("DOMAIN").strip()
+app.config['SEND_FILE_MAX_AGE_DEFAULT'] = 60*10
 
 app.config["SESSION_COOKIE_NAME"] = "session_" + environ.get("SITE_NAME").strip().lower()
 app.config["VERSION"] = "1.0.0"
@@ -213,6 +214,9 @@ def before_request():
 
 	g.timestamp = int(time.time())
 
+	#do not access session for static files
+	if request.path.startswith("/assets"): return
+
 	session.permanent = True
 
 	ua_banned, response_tuple = get_useragent_ban_response(
@@ -254,13 +258,10 @@ def after_request(response):
 		print(e)
 		abort(500)
 
-	response.headers.remove("Cache-Control")
-	response.headers.add("Cache-Control", "public, max-age=600")
-
 	return response
 
 
 @app.route("/<path:path>", subdomain="www")
 def www_redirect(path):
 
-	return redirect(f"https://{app.config['SERVER_NAME']}/{path}")
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+	return redirect(f"https://{app.config['SERVER_NAME']}/{path}")