diff --git a/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/src/models/audit/audit.model.js b/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/src/models/audit/audit.model.js
index 771a7a8cd..4f3b378e2 100644
--- a/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/src/models/audit/audit.model.js
+++ b/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/src/models/audit/audit.model.js
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class Audit extends BaseModel {
         urls: stepResult.urls.map((urlObj) => urlObj.url),
         processingType: stepResult.processingType || 'default',
         options: stepResult.options || {},
-        maxScrapeAge: stepResult.maxScrapeAge || 24,
+        maxScrapeAge: stepResult.allowCache === false ? 0 : stepResult.maxScrapeAge || 24,
         auditData: {
           siteId: stepResult.siteId,
           completionQueueUrl: stepResult.completionQueueUrl || context.env?.AUDIT_JOBS_QUEUE_URL,