diff --git a/app/controllers/pages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/pages_controller.rb
index ce01c019..a3bdda0e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/pages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/pages_controller.rb
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ class PagesController < ApplicationController
   include ApplicationHelper
 
   before_filter :get_item, :only => [:index_from_link, :show_from_link]
-  
+
   def index
     @item = Page.find_by_name('home')
-    if @item
+
+    if @item && (stale? etag: @item.updated_at)
       impressionist(@item)
       render_page
     else
diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index 2dac58e9..f1390868 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Orbit::Application.configure do
   # Show full error reports and disable caching
   config.consider_all_requests_local       = false
   #config.action_view.debug_rjs             = true
-  config.action_controller.perform_caching = false
+  config.action_controller.perform_caching = true
 
   # Don't care if the mailer can't send
   config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = false