diff --git a/blog.go b/blog.go
index e3cd79b..c5607e3 100644
--- a/blog.go
+++ b/blog.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func latestBlogsHandle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func blogHandle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, blog string) {
-	bl, err := blogApp.Blog(r.Context(), blog)
+	bl, err := blogApp.Blog(r.Context(), blog, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		if err == backend.ErrNotFound {
 			w.WriteHeader(404)
diff --git a/editor.go b/editor.go
index 171866b..6791bed 100644
--- a/editor.go
+++ b/editor.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func editorEdit(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if blogID == "new" {
 		bl = &blog.Blog{}
 	} else {
-		bl, err = blogApp.Blog(r.Context(), r.URL.Query().Get("blog"))
+		bl, err = blogApp.Blog(r.Context(), r.URL.Query().Get("blog"), false)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Println("error getting blog for editor:", err)
 			sendContent(w, r, "ERROR", "", "")
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func editorPost(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		sendContent(w, r, "<p>Server error updating blog</p>", "", "")
 		return
 	}
-	old, err := blogApp.Blog(r.Context(), newBlog.ID)
+	old, err := blogApp.Blog(r.Context(), newBlog.ID, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println("error getting old blog to be updated:", err)
 		sendContent(w, r, "<p>Updated!</p>", "", "")
diff --git a/internal/blog/blog.go b/internal/blog/blog.go
index 9786e0e..bc753f7 100644
--- a/internal/blog/blog.go
+++ b/internal/blog/blog.go
@@ -79,12 +79,16 @@ func (b *BlogApp) GetAuthor(ctx context.Context, blog *Blog) (*Author, error) {
 	return &author, err
 }
 
-func (b *BlogApp) Blog(ctx context.Context, ID string) (*Blog, error) {
-	b.cacheMutex.RLock()
-	blog, has := b.blogCache[ID]
-	b.cacheMutex.RUnlock()
-	if has {
-		return &blog, nil
+func (b *BlogApp) Blog(ctx context.Context, ID string, useCache bool) (*Blog, error) {
+	var blog Blog
+	if useCache {
+		b.cacheMutex.RLock()
+		var has bool
+		blog, has = b.blogCache[ID]
+		b.cacheMutex.RUnlock()
+		if has {
+			return &blog, nil
+		}
 	}
 	res := b.blogCol.FindOne(ctx, bson.M{"_id": ID, "draft": false})
 	if res.Err() != nil {
@@ -118,7 +122,7 @@ func (b *BlogApp) reqBlog(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		backend.ReturnError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "badRequest", "Must provide a blogID")
 		return
 	}
-	blog, err := b.Blog(r.Context(), blogID)
+	blog, err := b.Blog(r.Context(), blogID, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		if err == backend.ErrNotFound {
 			backend.ReturnError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "notFound", "Not blog found with the given ID")