diff --git a/app/index.html b/app/index.html
index 25aec60e5..fe9ad7081 100644
--- a/app/index.html
+++ b/app/index.html
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
     <title>Portainer</title>
     <meta name="description" content="" />
     <meta name="author" content="<%= author %>" />
+    <meta http-equiv="cache-control" content="no-cache" />
+    <meta http-equiv="expires" content="0" />
+    <meta http-equiv="pragma" content="no-cache" />
     <base id="base" />
     <script>
       if (window.origin == 'file://') {
diff --git a/app/portainer/__module.js b/app/portainer/__module.js
index 3664b7241..5b758de45 100644
--- a/app/portainer/__module.js
+++ b/app/portainer/__module.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ async function initAuthentication(authManager, Authentication, $rootScope, $stat
   $rootScope.$on('unauthenticated', function (event, data) {
     if (!_.includes(data.config.url, '/v2/') && !_.includes(data.config.url, '/api/v4/') && isTransitionRequiresAuthentication($state.transition)) {
       $state.go('portainer.logout', { error: 'Your session has expired' });
+      window.location.reload();
     }
   });