diff --git a/apis/base.go b/apis/base.go
index 6336a878..6e6b243e 100644
--- a/apis/base.go
+++ b/apis/base.go
@@ -203,7 +203,11 @@ func updateTotalAdminsCache(app core.App) error {
 func uiCacheControl() echo.MiddlewareFunc {
 	return func(next echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
 		return func(c echo.Context) error {
-			c.Response().Header().Set("Cache-Control", "max-age=1209600, stale-while-revalidate=86400")
+			// add default Cache-Control header for all Admin UI resources
+			// (ignoring the root admin path)
+			if c.Request().URL.Path != trailedAdminPath {
+				c.Response().Header().Set("Cache-Control", "max-age=1209600, stale-while-revalidate=86400")
+			}
 
 			return next(c)
 		}