diff --git a/premium/byguild.go b/premium/byguild.go
index e018dc6..8e311ad 100644
--- a/premium/byguild.go
+++ b/premium/byguild.go
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ func (p *PremiumLookupClient) GetTierByGuild(ctx context.Context, guild guild.Gu
 	_src = ""
 
 	defer func() {
-		// cache result
-		if _err == nil {
+		// a query cut short by ctx returns no rows and no error
+		if _err == nil && ctx.Err() == nil {
 			go func() {
-				err := p.SetCachedTier(ctx, guild.Id, CachedTier{
+				err := p.cacheTier(guild.Id, CachedTier{
 					Tier:   int8(_tier),
 					Source: _src,
 				})
diff --git a/premium/byuser.go b/premium/byuser.go
index aaeeee8..6024894 100644
--- a/premium/byuser.go
+++ b/premium/byuser.go
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ func (p *PremiumLookupClient) GetTierByUserWithSource(ctx context.Context, userI
 	}
 
 	defer func() {
-		// cache result
-		if _err == nil {
-			go p.SetCachedTier(ctx, userId, CachedTier{
+		// a query cut short by ctx returns no rows and no error
+		if _err == nil && ctx.Err() == nil {
+			go p.cacheTier(userId, CachedTier{
 				Tier:   int8(_tier),
 				Source: _src,
 			})
diff --git a/premium/cache.go b/premium/cache.go
index d3c380f..c44e51b 100644
--- a/premium/cache.go
+++ b/premium/cache.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type CachedTier struct {
 }
 
 const timeout = time.Minute * 5
+const cacheWriteTimeout = 3 * time.Second
 
 // Functions can take a user ID or guild ID
 
@@ -50,6 +51,13 @@ func (p *PremiumLookupClient) SetCachedTier(ctx context.Context, id uint64, data
 	})
 }
 
+func (p *PremiumLookupClient) cacheTier(id uint64, data CachedTier) error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), cacheWriteTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	return p.SetCachedTier(ctx, id, data)
+}
+
 func (p *PremiumLookupClient) DeleteCachedTier(ctx context.Context, id uint64) error {
 	return sentry.WithSpan1(ctx, "DeleteCachedTier", func(span *sentry.Span) error {
 		key := fmt.Sprintf("premium:%d", id)