diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/base.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/base.py
index d9641dd5..99d59328 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/base.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/base.py
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ class Provider(Plugin):
             log.debug('Getting cache %s' % cache_key)
             return cache
 
-    def setCache(self, cache_key, value):
+    def setCache(self, cache_key, value, timeout = 300):
         log.debug('Setting cache %s' % cache_key)
-        Env.get('cache').set(cache_key, value)
+        Env.get('cache').set(cache_key, value, timeout)
 
     def isAvailable(self, test_url):