diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/landing/landing.html b/bookwyrm/templates/landing/landing.html
index d13cd582a..759e8c619 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/landing/landing.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/landing/landing.html
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 {% extends 'landing/layout.html' %}
 {% load i18n %}
+{% load cache %}
 {% block panel %}
 
 <div class="block is-hidden-tablet">
     <h2 class="title has-text-centered">{% trans "Recent Books" %}</h2>
 </div>
 
+{% cache 60 * 60 %}
 <section class="tile is-ancestor">
     <div class="tile is-vertical is-6">
         <div class="tile is-parent">
@@ -46,5 +48,5 @@
         </div>
     </div>
 </section>
-
+{% endcache %}
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/landing/landing.py b/bookwyrm/views/landing/landing.py
index 74b5ee513..c8bba0664 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/landing/landing.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/landing/landing.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 """ non-interactive pages """
 from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
 from django.views import View
-from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
-from django.views.decorators.cache import cache_page
 
 from bookwyrm import forms
 from bookwyrm.views import helpers
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@ class Home(View):
 class Landing(View):
     """preview of recently reviewed books"""
 
-    @method_decorator(cache_page(60 * 60), name="dispatch")
     def get(self, request):
         """tiled book activity page"""
         data = {